Re: [boost] Warning 4786

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-10-30 14:23:33

From: <williamkempf_at_[hidden]>
> The new Boost.Config stuff tries to eliminate 4786 warnings (Debug
> names truncated to 255 characters) on MSVC++ 6.  Unfortunately, it
> doesn't always work.  There are a few places in Boost.Threads that
> still generate this warning, and unfortunately I can't find a way to
> eliminate them within Boost.Thread's code (no matter where I place a
> #pragma warning(disable : 4786) I still receive the warning).  I've
> been able to vaguely pinpoint this as a "bug" in file depth handling
> of the pragma, but not to the point of being able to make use of the
> knowledge to eliminate the warnings.  Just curious if anyone else has
> any insight into how we can work around this.

I've had success with placing the pragma as a very first line in every .cpp
file. Putting it in headers usually doesn't work.

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Peter Dimov
Multi Media Ltd.