[boost] Re: Unknown compiler

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-09-27 12:56:02

Stephen Torri <storri_at_[hidden]> writes:

> On Sat, 2003-09-27 at 01:40, Guillaume Melquiond wrote:
>> On Fri, 26 Sep 2003, Stephen Torri wrote:
>> 
>> > I am using 3.2.3 on an Alpha cpu system. Boost reports the warning when
>> > I compile using boost:
>> >
>> > In file included from /usr/include/boost/config.hpp:35,
>> >                  from /usr/include/boost/shared_ptr.hpp:18,
>> >                  from
>> > ../../../../../src/Decompiler_Object/Repository/File.h:8,
>> >                  from Elf_Reader.h:4,
>> >                  from Elf_Reader.cpp:1:
>> > /usr/include/boost/config/compiler/gcc.hpp:57:7: warning: #warning
>> > "Unknown compiler version - please run the configure tests and report
>> > the results"
>> 
>> Which version of Boost are you using? Even GCC 3.3 is supported in the
>> latest stable version.
>
> 1.27.0-3 (Debian 3.0)

Well, the message is appropriate then.  Boost 1.27.0 was never
configured/tested for GCC 3.2.3, because it wasn't released yet.

>> There is a configure script in <boost-root>/libs/config/. I suggest
>> you to read the (beginning of the) documentation in
>> <boost-root>/libs/config/config.htm. It should answer your
>> questions.
>
> That was not included with the installation. I would have to download
> and try to install the boost stuff separately.

Nobody from boost prepared your installation, so you might report
this omission to whoever that was.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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