[wx-discuss] wxSocket rewrite using Boost.Asio

[Julian Smart]

Vadim Zeitlin wrote:
> On Fri, 23 May 2008 23:35:34 +0100 Julian Smart <julian at anthemion.co.uk> wrote:
>
> JS> Vadim Zeitlin wrote:
> JS> >  I'm actually ok with dropping support for VC6, you need to convince Julian
> JS> > and all the others who continue to use it.
> JS> >   
> JS> Ah, so I'm the culprit :-)
>
>  Well, you did argue against dropping it in the past -- and so did I as
> long as there was no *real* reason to drop it but if this is the price to
> pay to get rid of wxSocket code, I'd pay it gladly.
>   
Yep.
>  So do we all agree that we're prepared to replace wxSocket with an
> ASIO-based implementation if it faithfully preserves the current API even
> if it means not supporting non-standard compilers any more (of which I'm
> afraid VC6 won't be the only representative, surely OpenWatcom won't be
> able to compile it neither and I have my doubts about DMC)?
>   
I think it probably is time to give up on compilers that are holding us 
back, alas. It could be an encouragement for them to improve, of course!

Regards,

Julian