https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/3956 <p> The documentation for the macro BOOST_VERSION is inconsistent / mistakable here </p> <p> &lt;<a href="http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_42_0/libs/config/doc/html/boost_config/boost_macro_reference.html">http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_42_0/libs/config/doc/html/boost_config/boost_macro_reference.html</a>&gt; </p> <p> It says: "Describes the boost version number in XXYYZZ format" although the following detail description suggests XYYYZZ, i. e. three digits for the minor revision. </p> <p> And what about major revisions &gt;9? Will the number become longer then? </p> en-us /htdocs/site/boost.png https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/3956 Trac 1.4.3 Steven Watanabe Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:06:36 GMT https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/3956#comment:1 https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/3956#comment:1 <ul> <li><strong>owner</strong> set to <span class="trac-author">John Maddock</span> </li> <li><strong>component</strong> <span class="trac-field-old">None</span> → <span class="trac-field-new">config</span> </li> </ul> <p> Given that the major version is still 1 after more than a decade, I don't think we have to worry about it getting too big. </p> Ticket John Maddock Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:10:06 GMT https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/3956#comment:2 https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/3956#comment:2 <ul> <li><strong>status</strong> <span class="trac-field-old">new</span> → <span class="trac-field-new">closed</span> </li> <li><strong>resolution</strong> → <span class="trac-field-new">fixed</span> </li> </ul> <p> (In <a class="changeset" href="https://svn.boost.org/trac10/changeset/60075" title="Fixes #3956.">[60075]</a>) Fixes <a class="closed ticket" href="https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/3956" title="#3956: Bugs: Documentation for BOOST_VERSION is inconsistent / mistakable (closed: fixed)">#3956</a>. </p> Ticket