"Anthony Williams" <anthony_w.geo@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:ek84t1cj.fsf@yahoo.com...
Matt Hurd <matt.hurd@gmail.com> writes:
... I think we should try and make it a header-only library akin to most of the rest of boost, if we can; having to link in a separate library is a source of pain for users, especially if it has to be linked as a separate DLL. I appreciate that there are some areas which might require this, but if we can avoid the requirement when these areas are not used, that would be good (don't pay for what you don't use).
Header-only libraries can be useful, but not if that means they have to include system headers. That is a disqualifier for portable code - too many really bad experiences with macros in system headers. --Beman