Re: [Boost-users] Convert boost::shared_ptr to std::shared_ptr for boost::dll::import

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Convert boost::shared_ptr to std::shared_ptr for boost::dll::import
From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-04-13 13:19:14

On 4/13/2018 8:49 AM, Chris Glover via Boost-users wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Apr 2018 at 08:24 Edward Diener via Boost-users 
> <boost-users_at_[hidden] <mailto:boost-users_at_[hidden]>> wrote:
> 
>     The reason some libraries use boost::shared_ptr rather than
>     std::shared_ptr has nothing to do with supporting VC7.1 at all. The
>     most
>     obvious reason is that a given library works with code at the c++03
>     level and does not require c++11 on up. You may feel that this is
>     wrong,
>     but this is another issue entirely than still having to support VC7.1.
> 
> 
> There are of course other reasons for choosing the boost variant over 
> the std variant, even outside of boost. Four that often influence me are:
> 
> - Boost often offers an extended API
> - Boost components can be forward declared
> - Boost offers the same implementation across platforms
> - I can fix a boost version should I need to
> 
> My projects tend to reach for boost over std for most components as a 
> result of this.

I totally understand your reasons. One of the uses of my CXX Dual 
library is that it is easy to override the choice of the standard 
version of a dual library when it is available for the Boost version of 
a dual library, while still using the exact same code.

> 
> -- chris