Re: [boost] Re: Member template support

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-10-07 08:00:58

From: "Beman Dawes" <bdawes_at_[hidden]>
>
> I've got a real problem with the BOOST_MSVC6_MEMBER_TEMPLATES macro.  It
is
> really confusing because it appears to apply only to the Microsoft
> compiler, when in fact it applies to many compilers.  Not to mention that
> it has to live forever, while most of our macros can be honorably retired
> in a few years as the bugs they represent fade into ancient history.

I agree. The main problem with BOOST_MSVC6_MEMBER_TEMPLATES is that it isn't
defined when an empty config.hpp (indicating 100% conformance) is being
used. It should have been named BOOST_NO_MSVC6_MEMBER_TEMPLATES or
BOOST_NO_LIMITED_MEMBER_TEMPLATES.