Re: [boost] random, VC7 and BOOST_NO_LIMITS_COMPILE_TIME_CONSTANTS

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-10-16 07:49:42

Michael Stevens <michael_at_[hidden]> writes:

> 
> template <class IntType>
> class fred
> {
>   static const bool x = std::numeric_limits<IntType>::is_integer;
>   BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(std::numeric_limits<int>::is_integer);        // OK
>   BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(std::numeric_limits<IntType>::is_integer);    //
> FAILS on definition of template!
> };
> 
> 
> This little beauty is stoping the current random implementation from
> compiling. Obvious solution is to enable
> BOOST_NO_LIMITS_COMPILE_TIME_CONSTANTS for VC7.
> 
> Any ideas?

You could try:

   BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT(bool, x = std::numeric_limits<IntType>::is_integer);
   BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(x);

You could also try forcing x to be an enum, if BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT
isn't already configured that way for vc7.

shot-in-the-dark-ly y'rs,
dave
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