Re: [Boost-users] boost process : how to use it

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] boost process : how to use it
From: Marshall Clow (mclow.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-01-09 15:05:07

On Jan 9, 2014, at 11:10 AM, David Hauck <davidh_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Hi Marshall,
> 
> On Thursday, January 09, 2014 10:51 AM, Boost-users wrote:
>> On Jan 9, 2014, at 10:32 AM, David Hauck <davidh_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, January 07, 2014 8:44 AM, Boost-users wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> What is the status of boost:process, when looking on internet you
>>>> can find different version that are more or less compatible.
>>>> Not an ideal situation and I am a bit surprised that this lib
>>>> doesn't get more love from c++ dev.
>>> 
>>> <snip>
>>> 
>>> I'm also curious why this library hasn't been integrated into the
>>> standard
>> set of Boost libraries. Would someone be kind enough to provide some
>> (current) background on the latest thinking/status of this?
>> 
>> Because it has not yet been accepted into Boost.
> 
> Ya, I figured that ;).
> 
>> It was reviewed a couple years ago, and rejected (for good reasons).
> 
> OK, this is part of what I was looking for: where would I find the results of that review?

In the boost-developer’s mailing list archives. 
        http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2011/03/178147.php

[ Really, you should read the discussion - though it was a couple hundred messages. The review result is an attempt to summarize. ]
        http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/

> 
>> Boris has spent a lot of time reworking the library, and plans to resubmit it for review.
> 
> ...and this is the second part of what I was looking for. Does anyone have any idea of timeframe for this? I realize the review process time frame is somewhat indeterminate, but wondered about the nominal time for review of a library of this size/complexity and also any approximation for the time frame for re-submission?

That’s a question for Boris to answer ;-)

— Marshall