[boost] Re: BOOST TEST and strict /Za no lanugage extensions option -virturenot fully rewarded?

From: Gennadiy Rozental (gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-09-04 08:08:39

"Paul A. Bristow" <boost_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:AHEJIHEOOOBMJPAGPLIPGEGPEEAA.boost_at_hetp.u-net.com...
> In trying to be virtuous and test everything compiled in strict mode as I
write
> it, I am finding myself thwarted by BOOST minimal_test otherwise excellent
test
> system.
>
> I aim to compile and test all my code with MSVC 7.1 in strict mode (option
/Za -
> no language extensions and warning level 4).
>
> But in practice this is impossible using the minimal_test.cpp
> because #include also compiles Windows specific structured exception
handling
> modules like winNT.h and these require MS extensions to compile -
otherwise
> zillions of errors.

> Is there any easier way round this so that minimal_test can be used
without
> linking with a library?
>
> Paul

I am not an expert in MSVC pragmas. Is there one that force usage of
extencions in specific part of the code?

Gennadiy.