----Original Message---- From: Peter Dimov [mailto:pdimov@mmltd.net] Sent: 05 December 2005 13:19 To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [boost] Permanently retire VC++ 6?
Paul A Bristow wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Victor A. Wagner Jr. Sent: 05 December 2005 01:02 To: boost@lists.boost.org; boost@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [boost] Permanently retire VC++ 6? (was:Re:Math/Quaternions compile problem in VC++6)
and I'm all for retiring vc++6.0 support from boost (I've argued this before).
This is long overdue and now that we have a reasonably compliant MSVC compiler that works on Windows 2000 up I can't see any excuse for not dropping support. Things that this work will still work, but if not - tough. (I am not proposing ripping out all the #ifdefs relating the MSVC 6, despite the improvement in readability that might result).
Should we have a straw poll of the lurkers - so that diehards can have their say - and then make a decision?
What do you mean by "dropping support"?
Excellent question.
I am against dropping VC 6 regression tests in general because I want to see what works on it, either for not introducing a regression, or for ensuring compatibility where it's reasonably easy to do so.
I agree with this.
I do not oppose dropping VC 6 and 7 from the list of "release" compilers. I think it is too soon to drop VC 7.1 from the list of "release" compilers. (But VC7.0 could probably go).
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