
10 Feb
2011
10 Feb
'11
4:51 p.m.
I do understand that using Boost in the namespace names and macros makes it easier for a dependent library, but I always thought that one should not do this until a library is accepted. Perhaps I am wrong about that, in which case I can easily change things. Is there any official Boost policy about whether a potential Boost library should use boost:: as a top-level namespace and BOOST_ as a macro preface before the library becomes part of Boost itself ?
I don't think there's an official policy, although it's common for submissions to come packaged with all the right namespaces and macro-names etc. HTH, John.