----Original Message---- From: Paul A Bristow [mailto:pbristow@hetp.u-net.com] Sent: 24 November 2005 14:51 To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [boost] Full MS compiler version info?

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-----Original Message----- From: boost-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Peter Dimov Sent: 24 November 2005 12:46 To: boost@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [boost] Full MS compiler version info?

Paul A Bristow wrote:

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Indeed - but I didn't see the MS BUILD number - needed to distinguish between 8.0 beta 1, 2, 2.5 ... and final(s).

Why is it needed? Beta versions don't exist as far as official support is concerned.

Of course, but I am sure I am not alone in wanting to anticipate problems and improvements in testing new versions before the release.

Indeed this is how Boost gives 'official' support to new versions as quickly as it does?

It may be too, that there is more than one release of "8.0".

Indeed. The advice used to be: "don't use Visual C++ unless you have SP2 installed". The advice was good even if SP2 hadn't been released for that version!

The build number gives assurance that this is NOT a cause of mysterious differences.

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