RE: [boost] Re: Re: Build+Install+/Zc:wchar_t in Visual studio builds

From: Drazen DOTLIC (Drazen.Dotlic_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-11-04 05:45:07

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bronek Kozicki [mailto:brok_at_[hidden]] 
> Sent: 3. novembar 2003 20:45
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: [boost] Re: Re: Build+Install+/Zc:wchar_t in Visual 
> studio builds
> 
> 
> On Mon, 3 Nov 2003 16:01:50 +0100, vc wrote:
> 
> > I also don't think that it is safe to add that flag _just_ 
> to boost libs and
> > my libs as I can get into troubles
> > if some parts have this flag and some don't.
> > So, I really don't know what I should do ... :(
> 
> Use __wchar_t type in those files which have to be compiled without
> /Zc:wchar_t switch ?

If they are your code, then fine. But if they are not? In our case,
"offending" libraries are big, and even though we keep them in our cvs
source tree, we try not to patch them unless absolutely necessary,
because then upgrades of these libraries are a big PITA.

Drazen