Re: [cpp-netlib-devel] Dependence on std::string

[Glyn M. <gly...@gm...>]

Matt,

On 17/07/07, Matt Gruenke <mgr...@in...> wrote:
>
> Glyn Matthews wrote:
>
> > Another thing I see is that boost filesystem and boost program_options
> > have
> > dealt with a very similar problem to this.  But if we use the same
> > approach
> > (see the file "boost/detail/utf8_codecvt_facet.hpp" )  then we'd have to
> > accept the use of a cpp source file, meaning we will no longer have a
> > header
> > only library.
>
>
> Why is that so bad?  More to the point, why would it be a requirement
> for something as big as a network protocol library to be header-only?



I don't think this is so bad, but the original rationale document as set out
by Dean specifically mentions that he wants this as a header only library.
 Glyn