[boost] Re: Including abs() in rational.hpp

From: Greg Colvin (gcolvin_at_[hidden])
Date: 1999-12-10 17:39:13

From: <jsiek_at_[hidden]>
> 
> I suppose when the compilers all get up to snuff this won't
> be a problem, but it currently is a headache. The "using std::abs"
> breaks under certain conditions with a compiler from
> a town in the pacific northwest.

Does anyone know when the new Microsoft compiler is due?
I've given up even trying to get my code working on the
current release -- life is too short ...