Re: [cpp-netlib-devel] HTTPS Opt-In vs Opt-Out (was Re: Cpp-netlib Comments)

[Darren G. <dar...@gm...>]

Hey Dean,

On 4 June 2010 05:57, Dean Michael Berris <mik...@gm...> wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 7:37 AM, Matt Trentini <mat...@gm...>
> wrote:
>
> > I'm not of a strong opinion either way but, in particular, I suspect
> > that the most common complaint we'll face from devs new to cpp-netlib
> > is that "the code doesn't compile" because they didn't know to add a
> > #define or a dependency to OpenSSL.
> >
>
> Yeah, especially on Windows.
>
> I think I'll just fix that and make it an opt-in feature instead --
> just because I'm tired of fighting it and I think limiting the
> requirements on non-Boost libraries would be a good thing.
>
> Expect me to change this to:
>
> BOOST_NETWORK_ENABLE_HTTPS
>
> In my next push.
>
> Thanks to you, Erik, and Fernando for giving me enough reasons to
> change this and actually do it. :)
>

Cool! This is a bit of a pain each time I clean out my PC. Any barriers to
entry are best avoided, so this is a good move.

Cheers,
Darren