Hi Vladimir,
The right procedure to report a bug is via svn.boost.org.
Ticket #2613.
Does anyone still maintain the program_options library?
I do, but these days I can't guarantee specific response time for program_options questions.
With free software, there are generally no guarantees for anything -- the Boost license states that quite clearly --, so it would be foolish to expect free software authors to respond within specific time frames. Anyone who has that expectation should be willing to pay for those services. I'm not paying you, so I expect basically nothing. However, when a library is being actively maintained, it means that someone *is* fixing bugs that come up. It might not happen overnight, it might even take a few weeks, but eventually reported bugs are going to be fixed. That is what makes the difference between code that's being maintained and code that is not. I reported a bug twice, but received no response whatsoever. I have observed other people receive no response either, not even a mere "have no time right now, I'll look at it later". Given those circumstances, I don't think it was unreasonable of me to wonder whether the library is still being maintained.
More generally speaking, what is the procedure if it turns out that a Boost library *is* unmaintained?
There is none, to the best of my knowledge. Do you want to become a maintainer?
Why do you ask? Would you like to find a new maintainer for program_options? Merry Christmas, Peter