[boost] Re: ICC wchar_t proposed solution

From: Giovanni Bajo (giovannibajo_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-23 05:16:04

Beman Dawes wrote:

> First, thanks for going to the trouble to figure this out. I expect
> it took you hours of work.

You're welcome. Boost saves me so much time in everyday development.

> Although it strikes me as fragile (future library change could cause
> failure), it looks like the best solution so far. Your comment in the
> patch is a bit wrong, in that it says "Intel C++ defines it to 1".
> You might change that to "Intel C++ defines it to 1 or 2" so that a reader
> understands why the equality tests don't just look for a 1.

Yes. The comment wasn't updated after I tested it with Intel C++ 8.0, I'll
surely fix it.

> Unless someone else objects, I think you should go ahead and commit
> the patch. Be aware CVS seems to be running very slowly.

I'll wait to clarify the issue with David as well.
-- 
Giovanni Bajo