Re: [boost] Win32 regression test failures

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-11-30 09:23:46

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Dimov" <pdimov_at_[hidden]>

> From: "Beman Dawes" <bdawes_at_[hidden]>
> > A fresh copy of the Win32 regression tests have just been uploaded to
> > http://boost.sourceforge.net/regression-logs/win32.zip
> >
> > The attached abbreviated table is for only tests which changed (compared
> to
> > 1.25.1).
> >
> > There are new passes in config_test and random_test.
> >
> > There are new failures in bind_test, mem_fn_test, and function_test.
>
> Comeau and Intel fail because void returns don't work, but
> BOOST_NO_VOID_RETURNS is not defined (they fail config_test as well.)
>
> Both compilers can be configured to allow void returns, I believe -
probably
> their MS compatibility mode turns void returns off.

Why not just use the VC workarounds everywhere? Maintaining two separate
approaches has got to be more expensive than maintaining one.