Re: [boost] [doc] Libraries Listed by C++ standard

On 27 April 2018 at 12:04, degski via Boost wrote:

On 27 April 2018 at 11:00, Mateusz Loskot via Boost wrote:

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Since each Boost library seems/is free to decide about which C++ standard they require, would it be useful to start tagging each library with standard in the release notes and docs?

Isn't the main (practical) problem, that compliance [of a compiler] with a certain standard is often in-complete and/or somehow broken.

From a library end-user point of view, I don't really care if a library or compiler actually religiously complies or not - I'm not interested in trying out compilers and figuring out if the library+compiler marriage will collapse at me or not.

I however do care to know what author/maintainer aims for, to be displayed with sign saying spoeak C++14+ or f...ff :)

And with the current pace of C++ standards, this will continue to be the case, hence Boost.Config. This is not new and has been discussed on the list on various occasions.

As often, this seems to be another area here where better is enemy of good. Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net