Re: [boost] CVS Bind on MSVC failure

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-11-29 09:47:56

From: "Beman Dawes" <bdawes_at_[hidden]>
> That rang a bell.  I just installed Metrowerks CodeWarrior 7.0 last night
> and it failed on bind_test.cpp too.  Slightly different location,
> however.  See below.
>
> --Beman
>
> *** libs/bind/bind_test.cpp ***
>
> ** Metrowerks CodeWarrior
> mwcc -o boosttmp.exe -maxerrors 10 -cwd source -I- -Ic:/boost/site
> c:/boost/site/libs/bind/bind_test.cpp
> ### mwcc Compiler:
> #    File: ..\site\libs\bind\bind_test.cpp
> # ----------------------------------------
> #     193:      bind<void>(Y(), i, _1, 9, 4)(k);
> #   Error:                                 ^
> #   illegal use of 'void'

This particular test case never worked with MW. Dave originally had it
#ifdef-ed out but this is cheating, isn't it? ;-)

How should we proceed in cases like this? #ifdef the test case just to see a
'pass'? Or keep the test as-is and be honest with users?

--
Peter Dimov
Multi Media Ltd.