Re: [boost] Intel C++ 5.0.1 & config.hpp

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-08-16 19:42:43

At 03:13 PM 8/16/2001, Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve wrote:

 >I am trying to get started with the Intel C++ 5.0.1 compiler:
 >
 >icl.exe   /I"R:\boost" /nologo /MD /GR /GX /Qansi config_test.cpp
 >
 >C:\home\rwgk\ic5\py21\boost>config_test.exe 

 >
 >
 >BOOST_NO_STD_ITERATOR_TRAITS 
defined
 >
 >
 >BOOST_NO_STDC_NAMESPACE 
defined
 >
 >
 >__EDG__ defined as 
1
 >
 >
 >__EDG_VERSION__ defined as 
245
 >
 >
 >__ICL defined as 
500
 >
 >
 >__INTEL_COMPILER defined as 
500
 >
 >
 >_MSC_VER defined as 
1200
 >
 >
 >BOOST_MSVC_STD_ITERATOR 
defined
 >
 >
 >
 >I am a bit surprised to see _MSC_VER defined, and worried that this
 >might activate some other defines which are appropriate for VC6 but
 >not for the Intel compiler. Any comments are appreciated.

Remember that Intel uses the Microsoft library.  As for _MSC_VER, several 
vendors define it in an attempt to be as MS compatible as possible.  So 
code needing to actually detect the MS compiler should be checking 
BOOST_MSVC instead.

--Beman