RE: [boost] Test tools - BOOST_MESSAGE may not include << endl

From: Rozental, Gennadiy (gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-09-06 03:24:07

> I was surprised (but not too disappointed) to find that:

> int i = 99; // Extend message using operator<<
> BOOST_MESSAGE("BOOST_MESSAGE"<< ", i == " << i << endl);

> fails to compile (MSVC 7.1)

> message is

> error C2679: binary '<<' : no operator found which takes a right-hand
> operand of type 'overloaded-function' (or there is no acceptable
> conversion)

> BOOST_MESSAGE("BOOST_MESSAGE"<< ", i == " << i); // without << endl

> works fine as expected.

> Is this a bug or just a feature worth documenting?

Library add endl itself at the end of log entry. To add an extra empty line
you could use '\n'. I am not sure why endl failing, but it seems pointless
to use it. 

Gennadiy.