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

-----Original Message----- From: Boost On Behalf Of Paul A. Bristow via Boost Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2018 10:07 PM

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-----Original Message----- From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Peter Dimov via Boost Sent: 26 August 2018 14:02 To: boost@lists.boost.org Cc: Peter Dimov Subject: Re: [boost] A possible date for dropping c++03 support

Edward Diener wrote:

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Consequently, said author would be reluctant to break C++03 compatibility because it would affect more than just one library.

Do we have any idea how many real examples of this dependency there are?

If you mean how many c++03 libraries are used by other boost libraries that support 03, then I'm willing to determine this number if you want(might take a bit though). But if you have a look at the boost dependency graph you'll see that this a actually very common case. What I don't know is of course, how many of those libraries are maintained by people that would like to use c++11 or later if they did not have to care about other libraries depending on them. Maybe this thread will shine some light on it Best Mike