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

From: Victor A. Wagner, Jr. (vawjr_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-09-04 10:59:58

At Thursday 2003-09-04 06:08, you wrote:

>"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?

Not that I'm aware of, there are some that allow you to ignore warnings 
(then to restore that later)

>Gennadiy.
>
>
>
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