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Martin Bonner <martin.bonner@pitechnology.com> writes:

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Is it being suggested that "adding backwards compatibility" is a new feature, as opposed to fixing a bug?

I think it will be /enormously/ damaging to Boost's reputation for professional quality software if it is not possible to read a 1.32 archive with 1.33. It doesn't take long to build a reputation for "you can never read a file from old versions", and FOREVER to get rid of it.

On May 24, 2005, at 6:45 AM, David Abrahams wrote:

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Yeah, I think this probably falls under "bug fixing," or at least "critical feature without which we had better not ship."

Douglas Gregor [mailto:doug.gregor@gmail.com] writes:

Yes, it's a bug. I've already given Robert the go-ahead to fix it for 1.33.0.

Thanks Doug. I'd like to take the opportunity to thank you for the job you are doing managing this release. I think you've made the right decision here, and I think you made the right decision on BOOST_FOREACH (even if I would have loved to see that in 1.33). -- Martin Bonner Martin.Bonner@Pitechnology.com Pi Technology, Milton Hall, Ely Road, Milton, Cambridge, CB4 6WZ, ENGLAND Tel: +44 (0)1223 441434