Re: [boost] Preventing Compiler ABI Clash headers?

From: Douglas Paul Gregor (gregod_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-11-21 09:54:14

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003, Beman Dawes wrote:
> Usage would simply be:
>
>    #include <boost/abi_prefix.hpp>  // after all other includes
>    ...
>    #include <boost/abi_suffix.hpp>  // after all code
>
> Note that these additional headers don't have to be used. A Boost developer
> would still be free choose the lengthier form above if that suited her
> preferences. The two forms are functionally equivalent.
>
> Comments?

This doesn't seem like a win to me, unless we think that the
abi_prefix.hpp/abi_suffix.hpp headers might actually change. It's only
saving 4 lines of boilerplate code per header.

        Doug