Re: [boost] 64-bit support for integer_traits on MSVC

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-10-16 13:40:41

At 06:08 PM 10/15/2002, John Harris (TT) wrote:
 >
 >It seems that there should be a way to get 64-bit integer support into
 >integer_traits.hpp on MSVC.  It looks like the only real problem is the
 >missing feature of class constants, and the fact that integer_traits is
 >using enums (which can't hold const_max and const_min values).
 >
 >But if there were specializations on the detail::integer_traits_base for 
MS
 >64-bit types, the constants could be declared in-class as __int64 but
 >defined out-of-class (still in the header), safely.  It's not as pretty 
as
 >BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT, but wouldn't it work?

Stephen Nutt has been working on related issues.  You might want to contact 
him and offer to help.

--Beman