Robert Ramey wrote:
Eric Niebler wrote:
Hi All,
For some time now, Boostpro Computing has been hosting the Boost file valut, but now that Boost has a great Subversion host I'm beginning to wonder whether the vault is still needed. What's the case for holding onto it when people could just check their speculative work into the sandbox and subsequently merge smoothly into the Boost trunk if it is accepted? I use the Vault to distribute .zip archives of newer versions of my
David Abrahams wrote: libraries. I wouldn't want to have to tell people they need a subversion client to get out-of-band bug fixes and features. I say leave it alone. My $0.02,
Add my 2 cents too.
There is lot's of code there which the author doesn't have time to massage to boost requirements but is still very valuable. In particular there are modules for serialization of a few types which work fine even though there are no tests, documentation etc. Look at the number of downloads.
What about the sandbox says that the code has to fit Boost requirements ? Can't it just be a common place where potential Boost software is uploaded ? I do not see why not. Having two totally different places where potential Boost software is presented for others to look at/try etc. seems unnecessary to me on principle, even as a software developer who has not written anything for Boost.