Oliver Kowalke wrote:
Hello,
I'd like to know which operating systems should be take into account if a new library gets contributed? Should only the newest version of the os be considered (I think not - at least on Windows).
From http://www.boost.org/development/requirements.html#Portability :
A library's implementation must if possible be portable and not restricted to a particular compiler or operating system. If a portable implementation is not possible, non-portable constructions are acceptable if reasonably easy to port to other environments, and implementations are provided for at least two popular operating systems (such as UNIX and Windows).
- Windows - Linux (kernel version + glibc version)
Usually, kernel version does not matter, nor does glibc version matter much. It's gcc version that matter, 4.2 or 4.3 are most relevant these days. - Volodya