Subject: Re: [boost] Request: boost deprecated tag
From: Stjepan Rajko (stjepan.rajko_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-06-16 19:32:27
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Chard<boost_at_hazlewoods.eu> wrote:
> Given that there is a current move to rationalize the bind placeholders, and
> potentially introduce deprecated definitions, would it worth introducing a
> boost deprecated marker that makes use of compiler support to notify the
> user that they are using such definitions?
>
I've used something like this and found it very useful. The usage was
something like:
BOOST_DEPRECATED("** use bar instead **") void foo(...);
The string was useful for compilers that can print it along with the
deprecation warning.
Stjepan