[boost] Re: [mpl] workaround needed for Borland

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-06-23 16:38:36

Aleksey Gurtovoy <agurtovoy_at_[hidden]> writes:

> David Abrahams wrote: 
>> Eric Friedman <ebf_at_[hidden]> writes: 
>> > I'd apply the patch myself, but due to the heavy use of preprocessed
>> > headers, I'm worried I won't get it completely right. So I'll leave 
>> > it up to Aleksey (or others) to fix.
>>
>>  AFAICT, Aleksey is the only one who knows how to make modifications
>> to MPL correctly in the context of its preprocessing system. Aleksey,
>> a short README would totally solve this problem, wouldn't it?
>
> How about this one instead:
>
> f:\cvs\boost\libs\mpl\preprocessed> preprocess.py 
>
> Usage:
> 	 preprocess.py <mode> <boost_root> [<source_file>]
>
> Purpose:
> 	 updates preprocessed version(s) of the header(s) in
> "boost\mpl\aux_\preprocessed" directory
>
> Example:
> 	 the following command will re-generate and update all 'apply.hpp'
> headers:
>
> 		 preprocess.py all f:\cvs\boost apply.cpp
>

Well it's called pp.py in the current CVS, and doesn't handle 3 args, but...

You've actually got a Python-based C++ preprocessor, or what??

-- 
Dave Abrahams
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