[boost] Re: is_convertible for intel 7.1 and 8.0

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-11-18 17:40:31

At 03:59 AM 11/18/2003, David Abrahams wrote:
 >
 >The following line
 >
 >      || (defined(__EDG_VERSION__) && (__EDG_VERSION__ >= 245) &&
 >(!defined(BOOST_INTEL) || BOOST_INTEL >= 700)) \
 >
 >was added in revision 1.20:
 >
 >  date: 2003/07/31 01:16:32;  author: beman_dawes;  state: Exp;  lines: 
+1
 >-1
 >  improve Intel 7.0/01 performance
 >
 >But unless I change it to:
 >
 >      || (defined(__EDG_VERSION__) && (__EDG_VERSION__ >= 245) &&
 >!defined(BOOST_INTEL))  \
 >
 >is_convertible_test fails to compile on windows with Intel 7.1 (with
 >/Qvc7.1)
 >and Intel 8.0 (with /Qms0).
 >
 >Do we need a different test?  Was this added for intel/Linux?

No, Win32. It was odd, IIRC, in that the change caused is_convertible_test 
to fail, but without the change perhaps a half-dozen other tests failed.

I think I mentioned it at the time, but don't remember getting any 
responses.

--Beman