[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8331: Boost compatibility with Interix

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8331: Boost compatibility with Interix
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-03-25 15:22:43

#8331: Boost compatibility with Interix
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 Reporter:  Andrin Foster <akf@…>                 |       Owner:  no-maintainer
     Type:  Feature Requests                      |      Status:  new          
Milestone:  To Be Determined                      |   Component:  preprocessor 
  Version:  Boost 1.52.0                          |    Severity:  Problem      
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 When including the boost libraries on a Windows XP SP3 machine via Interix
 v3.5 using gcc 3.4.6 I would receive a number of pre-compiler errors
 complaining that boost threads were "unavailable on this platform". I
 resolved this issue by including the following code prior to the first
 inclusion of a boost library:
     #ifdef ARCH_Interix    // an internal definition

     #  include <boost/config.hpp>

     #  define BOOST_HAS_THREADS

     #  define BOOST_HAS_PTHREADS

     #endif
 There must be a more eloquent way of setting the thread definitions for
 Interix from within files such as /boost/thread/detail/platform.hpp,
 boost/thread/detail/config.hpp, or
 boost/config/select_platform_config.hpp. I'll leave that to the
 development teams prerogative.
 In any case, making the boost libraries comparable with Interix should not
 be overly complex. Please let me know if I can provide more information.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/8331>
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