Dave Harris said: (by the date of Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:21 +0000 (GMT))
In other words, if you support BOOST_CLASS_EXPORT() then you should also support BOOST_CLASS_EXPORT_ALIAS().
If by this you mean they should convert all the user data in one huge conversion binge, then that's not always practical. Sometimes the conversion has to be done inline, with the old archive format supported forever by all future version of the program.
I agree 100%, because code refactoring is a very important aspect of software design. Even in the advanced stage, when the software is released and in production. Keeping backward compatibility _and_ being able to make code refactoring is a very big advantage. -- Janek Kozicki |