[boost] Re: Preventing Compiler ABI Clash headers?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-11-21 20:23:40

Douglas Paul Gregor <gregod_at_[hidden]> writes:

> 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.

Those _5_ lines are enough savings to make it worthwhile for me.  I
hate repeating myself ;-)

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