> From: Rob Weir ...
>> I am afraid that if we revert the boost update we will never get the issues > fixed and >> perhaps this is the motivation we need to resolve the stlport situation. >> >> The stlport situation is basically that we are using 3 outdated versions > and it >> doesn't support clang. >> > > I'm not saying updating is a bad thing. My complaint is that it broke > the build. Doing it on a branch would have been better. > The build was tested in MacOS X, Linux and Windows and FreeBSD before committing. I won't be starting a branch to fix the boost update because there is nothing to fix in the boost update. > We have a lot of components that could be updating. Really? Feel free to start a wiki page so we can evaluate them, and prioritize them. At this time I only have interest on things that can help the clang port. The boost update is/was necessary: Linux/BSD builds are using the system boost (usually more updated than the one we currently have) and that means we can't detect if something doesn't work until it's too late. The real reason for the update though, is clang. Without a clang port AOO is dead in MacOSX and eventually in FreeBSD too. > just check in upgrades to the trunk and pray for the best? I hope > not. > We should *always* pray for the best. Pedro.
