[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5606: Graph depends on xpressive, but xpressive doesn't work with Sun's compiler

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5606: Graph depends on xpressive, but xpressive doesn't work with Sun's compiler
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-06-12 22:38:31

#5606: Graph depends on xpressive, but xpressive doesn't work with Sun's compiler
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 Reporter:  willchido@…          |       Owner:  asutton
     Type:  Bugs                 |      Status:  new    
Milestone:  To Be Determined     |   Component:  graph  
  Version:  Boost 1.46.1         |    Severity:  Problem
 Keywords:                       |  
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 Graph depends on a library does not work with Sun's compiler. The people
 from xpressive have declared that they will not attempt to fix the
 problem. Therefore, the Boost build will forever fail when the sun tool
 set is used, because graph depends on xpressive.

 It seems like the rational thing to do would be for graph to realize that
 attempting to build with Sun's compiler was not going to work, and for it
 to remove itself from the Boost build automatically with a warning.

 At the very least, this extremely predictable failure should be
 documented, especially since it is going to occur from now until the end
 of time.

 This behavior has occurred since Boost version 1.44.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/5606>
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