Re: [Boost-users] Removing all support for Visual C++ 7.0, GCC 3.2 and other old compilers

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Removing all support for Visual C++ 7.0, GCC 3.2 and other old compilers
From: Kerry, Richard (richard.kerry_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-08-06 07:33:27

Whatever is to be done I would say it is important that it is documented which version is the last to support any particular compiler.
I'm still dependant on Visual Studio 6 and I recall not finding it clearly stated which was the last version of Boost to support it.

Appreciatively,
Richard.

-----Original Message-----

> Hello all,
>
> There has been some discussion on the development list about dropping 
> all support for old C++ compilers. This will allow us to remove a lot 
> of workarounds and simplify the code but before doing so it's a good 
> idea to find out if anyone is still using them. Using boost with these 
> compilers will cause a compile error in the config library (you can 
> work round that using a custom configuration, but it's unlikely you'll 
> be able to get much to work).

> The currently proposed versions for removing support are:
>
>      Digital Mars 8.40 and earlier
>      Visual C++ 7.0 and earlier
>      GCC 3.2 and earlier
>      Intel C++ 5.0 and earlier
>