Subject: Re: [boost] Breaking existing libraries
From: Tomas Puverle (Tomas.Puverle_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-24 22:13:30
> Some one has already proposed boost::old_iterator_range and if I remember
> well you have proposed boost::deprecated::iterator_range.
>
> "I guess The old behavior could be supplied in
> <boost/range/deprecated/iterator_range.hpp> in namespace
> boost::deprecated. Again, it is a matter of time."
IMHO, I don't think the behaviour should be classed as "deprecated".
Deprecated means "it's been superceded".
In this case, the old behaviour is just gone, it's not superceded by
something else.