Re: [boost] Re: smart assert library comments

From: Rob Stewart (stewart_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-05-23 12:05:56

From: "John Torjo" <john_at_[hidden]>
> 
> > #include <cstdlib>
> > using std::abort;
> >
> > abort()
> >
> > should be both portable and 'right' the C++ people as well.
> >
> 
> Aaa!
> But I was afraid of something and ideed it happens.
> I tried compiling on VC6
> #include <cstdlib>
> using std::abort;
> 
> - and I get a compile-time error:
> 'abort' is not a member of std.

You have to conditionally compile the using directive, but you
won't have to conditionally compile "abort" versus "std::abort"
when you do that.

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