Re: [Boost-users] Boost 1.54.0 Header Warnings: Shadowed Variables

On 11/12/2013 7:03 PM, Tom Browder wrote:

On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 7:08 AM, Tom Browder wrote:

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On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 6:46 AM, John Maddock wrote: ...

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warning-free code, so Boost releases being warning-free would be a very good thing. ... I suggest you file bug reports regarding any problems you find: if the fix is trivial and they come with patches even better.

Okay, I've downloaded and installed 1.55.0 and filed my first set of bugs (not all -Wshadow, five or so -Wundefs, too). I will add some patches later (for the ones I think I can figure out), but quite a few are head-scratchers for me--that's why I wish you had a policy of checking with more warnings for releases.

Ref the -Wshadow warning in particular: IMHO, the obstinate and continued use of a shadowed name (just because one thinks one can get away with it) in a well-respected library like Boost is not good for business nor the author's reputation.

The last sentence is a pretty personal comment. There is absolutely nothing in the C++ standard which prevents the situation to which you object. Why therefore bring in judgments like "obstinate", "can get away with it", "good for business", or "author's reputation" into it.