Re: [boost] Re: Build+Install+/Zc:wchar_t in Visual studio builds

From: vc (vcotirlea1_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-11-04 14:36:48

----- Original Message -----
From: "Drazen DOTLIC" <Drazen.Dotlic_at_[hidden]>
To: "Boost mailing list" <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 11:09 AM
Subject: RE: [boost] Re: Build+Install+/Zc:wchar_t in Visual studio builds

> > Hi Drazen,
> >
> > First of all, you replied this email to somebody, and my
> > problem is that I
> > didn't
> > get that email from that somebody. Can you tell me please who
> > is the person
> > that wrote you the email and
> > do you have any idea why I haven't get the email? Is because
> > it was sent
> > only to you?
>
> Hi,
>
> I don't think the mail was sent to me - it ended up in my boost folder,
> which happens only if it matches a rule, and that works only if it comes
> from boost mailing list. Unfortunately, my email client does not add the
> person I am replying to into the quoted text (or I don't know how to set
> it up :) which is more likely), but if you must now, it was Anthony
> Williams.

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OK, thx !!!
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>
> > Second, I have a big app that uses: boost libs, my libs,
> > other 3rd party
> > libs. If my choises are: add that flag either to
> > *all* libs (and of course .exe) or to none, then I'm not sure
> > if I can add
> > that flag as maybe the other 3rd party libs
> > won't "like" it.
> > I also don't think that it is safe to add that flag _just_ to
> > boost libs and
> > my libs as I can get into troubles
> > if some parts have this flag and some don't.
> > So, I really don't know what I should do ... :(
>
> I was under impression that we all agree (take that with grain of salt,
> I might have misunderstood people) that one shouldn't mix settings for
> different parts of the application. So, IMO, whatever you choose, stick
> to it for all or nothing. Also, if you can, use the /Zc:wchar_t switch -
> the ugly hack with typedef to unsigned short is just that - ugly hack.
> Whether you can or not I can't say - probably the easiest is just to
> try. It depends on other libraries, boost for sure can handle it (and
> does handle it) properly in either case - if it's on, it's treated
> normally (as a type), if it's not, some parts of functionality are
> missing (correctly).

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Aaa, ok. If boost handle it properly then it is ok, as in my code there is
no problem ...
I just have to check the other 3rd party libs ...
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>
> We did not use this switch only because we _know_ for sure that Xerces
> and Xalan do not compile correctly with this switch on.
>
> Drazen
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Thx !!! Viv
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