From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-10-04 11:50:46
Robert Ramey wrote:
> While we're on the subject - and I know I've mentioned this before -
> its really bugs me to have the message "compiler xxx - deprecated"
> show up from the config header. It seems to me that this is something
> that has to be determined on a library by library basis. Some very
> simple libraries - e.g. static_assert can just as well remain
> compatible forever whereas others e.g. lambda will always depend on
> the latest greatest features. The idea of putting this reality. It also
> encourages the idea that Boost is a "tightly coupled" group of libraries -
> an
> idea that will have to de-emphasized if Boost wants to keep growing.
Understood, although I'm normally the one to make changes to Boost.Config
that wasn't one of mine. I guess I could either way on that decision :-/
The point being made I guess, is that we don't test with Borland prior to
5.8.2, certainly not with 5.5.1 anyway.
John.