Re: Regarding the End of life of Boost version 1.56

From: kamallochan Jena (kljena2050_at_[hidden])
Date: 2019-10-05 18:58:24

Hi Paul,

Many thanks for your descriptive response.

Thanks,
Kamal

On Thu, Oct 3, 2019, 21:07 Paul A. Bristow via Boost-users <
boost-users_at_[hidden]> wrote:

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> *From:* Boost-users <boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]> *On Behalf Of *kamallochan
> Jena via Boost-users
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> *Cc:* kamallochan Jena <kljena2050_at_[hidden]>
> *Subject:* [Boost-users] Regarding the End of life of Boost version 1.56
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> Hi,
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> In one of our project we are using Boost 1.56 version. And want to upgrade
> Boost  C++ to a version that is not in an end of life state.
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> My queries are:
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>     1> When is the End Of Life of  Boost 1.56 version ?
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>     2> What is the latest stable Boost version we can use instead of
> Boost version 1.56 ?
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> Boost never has never had the concept of an end-of-life state.
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> Each release is a ‘known-good’ (but not known-perfect!) state.
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> Some versions of Boost contain individual  libraries that are the last
> that can be used with particular configurations/compiler version(s).
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> *In general, you should always try to update to the latest version of
> Boost.*
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> By studying the release notes for individual Boost libraries that you use,
> you will find the ones that might cause trouble and require changes.
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> Some features are deprecated, and then after usually at least a couple of
> release, are removed.
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> Avoid using old versions that contain unfixed bugs, especially ones as
> many years out-of-date as 1.56 when we are on 1.71.
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> I recommend that you attempt to upgrade to the latest Boost release on a
> test machine as soon as possible, preferably using recent compilers etc.
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> HTH
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> Paul
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> Paul A. Bristow
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