----Original Message---- From: Allen [mailto:yaozhen@ustc.edu] Sent: 23 April 2005 07:28 To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: [boost] Use of Other Languages in Boost Tools

The obvious two attitudes I can imagine are:

(1) Prohibit *extensive* use of other programming languages in Boost tools, for example writing a complex tool in Python completely. (Convenient and small scripts are acceptable.) For we are establishing the Best Practice *in* C++ and *for* C++. In addition, the tools can be extensible and reusable with an API for C++ programmers as *developers* not just as *end-users*.

(2) Allow extensive use of any convenient and reasonable programming languages in Boost tools. Maybe there should be a list for acceptable languages other than C++, for example shell scripts, Perl, Python, Ruby, etc. For they are just *tools*, not C++ *libraries*. They are just black boxes to C++ programmers, and we do *not* provide the tools as an extensible tool platform/framework with API for C++ developers/programmers for further extension or reuse.

I tend to support (1)

I tend to support (2). On the other hand we should avoid using TOO many languages (because that is yet another thing to download and install to get the tool running). -- Martin Bonner Martin.Bonner@Pitechnology.com Pi Technology, Milton Hall, Ely Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB4 6WZ, ENGLAND Tel: +44 (0)1223 441434