RE: [boost] random and msvc6

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-03-24 20:01:55

At 05:47 PM 3/24/2003, Lapshin, Kirill wrote:

 >>> The interesting part that it fails to compile even when there is no
 >>> instantiation of the template.
 >>>
 >>>
 >>>
 >>> In random library this assertion is within #ifndef
 >>> BOOST_NO_LIMITS_COMPILE_TIME_CONSTANTS #endif directives.
 >
 >>That makes no sense.  That macro is defined for msvc6 IIRC.
 >
 >No it is not.
 >
 >Defining this macro prior to including any boost headers solves the
 >problem ...

In my local working copy, I added:

#  define BOOST_NO_LIMITS_COMPILE_TIME_CONSTANTS

to visualc.hpp.

While that changed the error messages somewhat, random_demo and random_test 
are still failing.

When you say adding the macro "solves the problem", exactly what tests are 
fixed? Or did you also make some other fixes too? Did you try other 
regression tests?

Thanks,

--Beman