[boost] Re: Proposal: BOOST_NO_TEMPLATED_STREAMS config macro andhelpers

From: Eric Friedman (ebf_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-07-28 09:23:36

John Maddock wrote:
> > In adding output streaming support for variant, I've realized the
> > standard library packaged with gcc 2.9.7 and below does not support the
> > templated stream classes. I've also realized that Boost.Tuple features a
> > workaround addressing this same problem, with a comment to add a defect
> > macro to boost/config.hpp in the future.
> >
> > Therefore, I think the time to add BOOST_NO_TEMPLATED_STREAMS is now.
>
> Out of interest - what's wrong with BOOST_NO_STD_LOCALE ? (If there is no
> <locale> then there is no new style iostreams either).

Heh, I don't believe anything is wrong with it. Thanks for the tip <g>.

I'll switch my helper macros to hinge on BOOST_NO_STD_LOCALE.

Thanks,
Eric