From: Maciej Sobczak

LynxOS here (distributed real-time control systems), with g++ 2.95 toolchain. No way to upgrade for the foreseeable future [snip]

I try to promote Boost for development here and there's a lot of "resistance". If Boost drops support for 2.95, it might be an additional argument against using Boost at all That's an issue.

(On the other hand, if we're using stone-age compilers, we might as well stick to some existing Boost version - if it's accepted for use - and just not follow its evolution. That's still fine, because the most fundamental Boost libraries are already stable and useable.)

I think that is the best solution. It DOES mean that boost needs to keep a copy of 1.33.1 readily available, with a note "this is the last version which supported g++ 2.95"

Having said that and being still completely serious, I'd drop support for 2.95 and for everything else (VC++6.0, others?) that's already not supported even by the company or organization that made it.

I think the above note should read "... which supported g++ 2.95 and VC 6.0" :-) -- Martin Bonner Martin.Bonner@Pitechnology.com Pi Technology, Milton Hall, Ely Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB4 6WZ, ENGLAND Tel: +44 (0)1223 203894