Re: [Boost-users] [serialization] std::shared_ptr with Boost >= 1.53

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [serialization] std::shared_ptr with Boost >= 1.53
From: Michael Powell (mwpowellhtx_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-05-04 14:04:55

On Mon, May 4, 2015 at 1:54 PM, beet <r.berlich_at_gemfony.eu> wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
>> If it's me making that decision, I opt for progression, not
>> regression, making it work for 1.58+. There may be good reasons for
>> considering 1.53 still, breaking changes, etc, however.
>
> I would personally certainly prefer using solely the newest versions of
> Boost. However, installation of our library (the Geneva library of
> distributed optimization algorithms -- see http://launchpad.net/geneva)
> already requires a fair deal of hand-work (i.e. compilation of the
> Geneva code, usually). I do not want force users to have to compile
> different Boost versions for different versions of Geneva. And Boost
> 1.53 is still the default version in some common Linux distributions
> with a large installed base.
>
> So if I have the choice of  a) forcing the user to always install the
> newest Boost version or b) having to go through some pains myself to
> make older Boost versions work with our code, I opt for simplicity on
> the side of the user.

Notwithstanding logistical concerns...

> Best Regards,
> Ruediger
>
>
>
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