Re: Warning 4786

From: bill_kempf (williamkempf_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-02-25 11:05:56

--- In boost_at_y..., "craigp98072" <craigp98072_at_y...> wrote:
> Putting the pragma at the very top of the header file(s) should 
work 
> (before including any other header files).

No, it doesn't work.  Read what I say in this old thread carefully 
(as quoted below).

> 
> --craig
> 
> --- In boost_at_y..., "rogeeff" <rogeeff_at_m...> wrote:
> > --- In boost_at_y..., williamkempf_at_h... wrote:
> > > 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.
> > > 
> > > Bill Kempf
> > 
> > Latest Windows developer magazine describe relible way to supress 
> > 4786. Anybody interesting?
> > 
> > Gennadiy.

Bill Kempf