What is the status of the Boost.Property_tree library? I notice it is now in the SVN trunk. Does this mean it will be part of the next release?
<https://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/trunk/boost/property_tree/>
I really like the simplicity of this library but this is about the third or fourth request in the last few months without a reply. This is not a slight on the original author or this library, but it does bring up the more general question.. Does boost really want to put an 'unsupported' new library into a release? I'd suggest the release manager consider leaving such libraries in the sandbox if they haven't got a commitment from an individual and they haven't yet been incorporated in a release. A first release is likely to shake down a library more than the review process and it is at this point the author or perhaps a maintainer is valuable. Indeed many libraries change radically enough after the review that they often benefit tremendously from the shakedown that first release gives them. Perhaps new libs need a named sponsor as an entry criterion for incorporation? I also appreciate that the current monolithic boost release cycle can be difficult for new library authors to make a commitment to in advance. Hence the sponsor may not necessarily be the author. Once 'in', inevitably some maintainers will move on. I am grateful for their efforts and the library will then sink or swim on its merits. The issue of what to do or document for such libraries is not one I intended to cover in this email.