RE: [boost] NASTY MSVC bug w/type_traits - fix?

From: Jason Shirk (jasonsh_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-12-09 14:56:22

Yet another bug fixed in VC7.

Jason Shirk
VC++ Compiler Team

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Abrahams [mailto:david.abrahams_at_[hidden]]
> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 5:22 AM
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [boost] NASTY MSVC bug w/type_traits - fix?
> 
> Wierdly, it fixes everything if I write:
> 
> extern "C" {
>   ...
> }
> 
> instead. Go figure.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Maddock" <John_Maddock_at_[hidden]>
> To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 8:06 AM
> Subject: [boost] NASTY MSVC bug w/type_traits - fix?
> 
> 
> >
> > >The following construct produces a ream of errors. It's the extern
"C"
> > part
> > >that does it. Does anyone have any ideas about how we could fix it
in
> > >type_traits?
> >
> > I see them as warnings not errors with VC6 - either way it seems to
be a
> > general problem of instantiating templates inside an extern "C" code
> > section.  I don't think that it is something we can fix (at least
not
> > without breaking something).  The messages seem to be complaining
about
> > non-type template parameters so I don't really see what we can do?
> >
> >
> > - John Maddock
> > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/john_maddock/
> >
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