Re: [boost] boost::config and covariant return types

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-09-27 12:56:36

At 11:06 AM 9/27/2001, Markus Schoepflin wrote:

 >I just noticed that there is no define for detecting the absence of
 >covariant return types in the config system.
 >
 >Would it be possible to add something like
 >BOOST_NO_COVARIANT_RETURN_TYPES to detect missing support for section
 >10.3.5 of the standard?

Keep in mind that the Boost config system is intended for internal use in 
Boost libraries.  It isn't intended to solve general broken compiler 
problems.  So the question becomes, does some Boost library need 
BOOST_NO_COVARIANT_RETURN_TYPES?

--Beman