Re: [boost] Re: ICE with is_abstract on VC 7.0

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-02-01 09:33:21

At 07:42 AM 2/1/2004, David Abrahams wrote:

 >"Pavel Vozenilek" <pavel_vozenilek_at_[hidden]> writes:
 >
 >> "Robert Ramey" <ramey_at_[hidden]> wrote
 >>
 >>> When I compile anything that includes is_abstract.hpp
 >>> I get a compiler ICE with VC 7.0
 >>>
 >>> since is_abstract.hpp is included by type_traits.hpp
 >>> it means that a large part of boost 1.31 release candidate 2
 >>> is now uncompilable on this platform.
 >>>
 >> Boost.Config should be appended with new macro
 >(BOOST_NO_SUPPORT_FOR_DR337
 >> or better name) and is_abstract.hpp conditionally included.
 >>
 >> Current regression test results can be used to check out which 
compilers
 >> handle is_abstract<>.
 >
 >Robert is right that this sort of change should never be made so late
 >in a release cycle.  It's especially too late in the cycle to be
 >adding the sort of complexity you're proposing above.  IMO we should
 >take it out of the release branch.

Way too late. John, please back it out.

Thanks,

--Beman