[boost] Re: Re: Outstanding patches and fixes

From: Fernando Cacciola (software_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-03-13 11:03:49

"David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:uadfz2ta5.fsf_at_boost-consulting.com...
> "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?
>

With BCC5.5.1 typename is _never required_ AFAIK, but it is with BCC5.6.0(4)

Fernando Cacciola