Re: [boost] A possible date for dropping c++03 support

On Wed, 29 Aug 2018 at 05:29, James E. King III via Boost wrote:

On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 4:14 PM Edward Diener via Boost wrote:

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Other than not removing useful Boost libraries which support c++03 as well as all subsequent C++ standard levels, and not telling people that they can not use such libraries in c++03 mode if they actually want to do so, I am perfectly willing to let others, including yourself, decide the best way in which support for c++03 in Boost is reduced. My argument has always been that putting a generalized statement on the website, without explaining what it actually entails as far as using Boost libraries is concerned, is going to lead to confusion and puzzlement from end-users and endless questions. What can it possibly cost to actually explain of what "Boost dropping support for c++03" actually consists, when it is finally decided what Boost is going to do in this area ? If it is a matter of correct grammar or exposition in the explanation, I will gladly volunteer to write it if no one else wants to do so.

I thought Peter Dimov got it right from the comment I saw earlier. The project would no longer spend time and effort on qualifying or testing C++03 compatibility. CI builds and the test matrix would no longer specifically test C++03. The default language level for b2 builds would be C++11.

Everyone says, amen! And, let's stop the thread there. And, let's get the C++11 mode in as prescribed above. Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net