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: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-08-06 09:23:42

on Tue Aug 06 2013, Daniel James <daniel-AT-calamity.org.uk> wrote:

> On Tue, 6 Aug 2013, at 01:33 PM, Kerry, Richard wrote:
>> 
>> 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.
>
> That's a very good point. Visual Studio 6 was quite badly handled. I
> believe at some point config introduced some incompatible code. No one
> noticed for a couple of versions, so it isn't exactly clear when it
> happened. It would have been better if we'd had a better cut off point -
> and maybe even backported fixes to that version for people who use the
> compiler.

There never was an official version of Boost-as-a-whole that supported
VC6 (or any other compiler).  Some libraries never supported that
compiler.  Others did.  Eventually, volunteer testers for that platform
disappeared and we stopped testing Boost with it altogether.

-- 
Dave Abrahams