[boost] Re: config.h[pp]

From: Dave Abrahams (abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 1999-07-15 20:57:04

> Should Boost avoid using namespaces, because they (still) seem to be
> broken with one of the most popular almost standards conforming compilers,
> EGCS/G++?

I think namespaces probably work for most cases, and only fail in the case
of this B&N trick, but I'm just speculating. In the egcs case I'm hoping the
workaround will be to put them in the global namespace and add
using-declarations to allow them to be seen with a boost:: qualification.

-Dave

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