Subject: Re: [boost] [type_traits] Rewrite and dependency free version
From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-01-15 04:04:17
> Very nice.
>> The main pros for this version are:
>>
>> 1) Zero dependencies other than Boost.Config.
>
> We still have Boost.PP.
No, just to be clear: *there is absolutely no dependency on the PP lib*.
It is true that there are a couple of headers which have a "maintenance
mode" that includes PP headers - but the result needs a search and
replace afterwards to produce valid C++ code. No user code can ever
include a PP header via type_traits. Ever.
To make this clearer, one thing I considered was archiving the PP
generating code somewhere, and removing it from the headers.
John.