Re: [boost] Defining compilers suggestion

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-14 15:14:52

"Jonathan Turkanis" <technews_at_[hidden]> writes:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>> "Jonathan Turkanis" <technews_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
>>> You could also do
>>>
>>>      BOOST_WORKADOUND(GCC, LESS(3,2,3))
>>>      BOOST_WORKADOUND(GCC, LESS_EQ(3,2,3))
>>>      BOOST_WORKADOUND(GCC, TESTED_AT(3,2,3))
>>>      ...
>>
>> Ick; why use a name to stand in for the operator when we can use the
>> operator directly?
>
> For uniform treatment of comparisons and TESTED_AT. Maybe there's some other way
> to do the same thing.

I think I like

  BOOST_WORKAROUND_TESTED_AT(GCC, 3,2,3)

myself.
-- 
Dave Abrahams
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