Re: [boost] Re: Outstanding patches and fixes

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-03-13 10:14:10

"Fernando Cacciola" <fernando_cacciola_at_[hidden]> writes:

>> * [config] BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME
>>   Status currently unknown. John? Aleksey?
>>
>  >Dave A. introduced the macro I would prefer him to change it as he knows
>>what's required - or have I nissed something?
>
> BTW, I've used BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME in my own code with bcc5.5.1 because
> this compiler ICEs sometimes if typename is given inside <>, as in
>
> typedef foo< typename bar::type > the_foo ;
>
> but not always, so I'm not sure what to do in general.

I guess that rules out  BOOST_MSVC_TYPENAME as a name.
Is typename ever required with BCC 5.5.1?

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