Re: [boost] Re: updated version of array<>

From: Nicolai Josuttis (nico_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-09-05 15:55:28

Great, I'll add this to the original sources.
 Nico

Beman Dawes wrote:
> 
> Nicolai Josuttis wrote:
> 
>  >I can easily insert the fix for private with Borland compilers:
>  >
>  >>#ifndef BOOST_NO_PRIVATE_IN_AGGREGATE
>  >>    private:
>  >>#endif
> 
> Yes.  I've already made that change + the iterator change in the CVS
> Repository.  See
> http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/boost/boost/array.hpp?cvsroot=boost
> 
>  >However I am not sure about the fix for iteraors:
> 
>  >Looking into the other MSVC headers and finding an existing constant in
> the
>  >boost config files
>  >how about this one?:
> 
>  >#if !defined(BOOST_MSVC_STD_ITERATOR)
> 
> The root of the reverse_iterator problem isn't with the MSVC library, it is
> that the compiler doesn't support partial specialization.  Thus other
> libraries such as STLport which use that compiler also need the fix
> applied.  That's why I suggested BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION
> rather than BOOST_MSVC_STD_ITERATOR.
> 
>  >
>  >Note that on my MSVC version there are 5! iterator arguments while
> STLport
>  >semms
>  >to provide 4.
>  >Any thoughts?
> 
> Yes, but the last three MSVC and last two STLport arguments have
> defaults.  That's why I just gave two arguments.
>  >
>  >In addition, I still get errors when I try to compile array1.cpp due to
> the
>  >initialization.
>  >However, I don't have the actual version (Service Pack 3) installed.
>  >Does it really work with it?
> 
> Yes, the CVS version works with BCC 5.4, 5.5, Metrowerks 5.3, MSVC 6.0 SP3
> (Microsoft library) and MSVC 6.0 SP3 (STLport 3.2.1 library).
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> --Beman

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