submission

[Dan Brown]

Hi,

I have a question about submissions.  I have an enhancement, not a fix, for boost::interprocess (win32 native mutex and condition variables as an alternative to emulation).  Ok to just submit the zip or should I open a ticket first?

Thanks.

Dan Brown


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[Dean Michael Berris]

On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 10:36 PM, Dan Brown <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a question about submissions.  I have an enhancement, not a fix, for boost::interprocess (win32 native mutex and condition variables as an alternative to emulation).  Ok to just submit the zip or should I open a ticket first?
>

The way I did this with function_input_iterator is by:

1. Getting in touch with the maintainers and working the
implementation out through the mailing list.

2. Preparing the required changes (as patches that can be
submitted/applied to existing code in the repository) which include:

  - The documentation.
  - Tests.
  - The actual code.

3. Wait for the maintainer to merge the changes implying acceptance
and then have it shepherded into a new Boost release.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

--
Dean Michael Berris
http://goo.gl/CKCJX

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[Christian Holmquist]

>
>
> I have a question about submissions.  I have an enhancement, not a fix, for
> boost::interprocess (win32 native mutex and condition variables as an
> alternative to emulation).  Ok to just submit the zip or should I open a
> ticket first?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dan Brown
>
>
>

Hi,

see:
http://www.boost.org/community/policy.html#effective

i.e., include [Interprocess] in the email topic so maybe the maintainer will
read it.

- Christian

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[Dan Brown]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email] [mailto:boost-
> [hidden email]] On Behalf Of Christian Holmquist
> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 11:04 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: [boost] submission
>
> >
> >
> > I have a question about submissions.  I have an enhancement, not a fix, for
> > boost::interprocess (win32 native mutex and condition variables as an
> > alternative to emulation).  Ok to just submit the zip or should I open a
> > ticket first?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Dan Brown
> >
> >
> >
> Hi,
>
> see:
> http://www.boost.org/community/policy.html#effective
>
> i.e., include [Interprocess] in the email topic so maybe the maintainer will
> read it.

Helpful, thank you.  Another question.  I may not be able to justify to my employer completing the work to the satisfaction of all tests.  For example, I don't have a working win32 native implementation of sharable and sharable-upgradable mutexes (aka read-write locks, I believe).  Is it worth submitting in such a state in hopes others might be able to contribute, or should I hold off until I have time implement these and get all tests working?


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