[boost] autolink should not require MSC language extensions

From: Paul A Bristow (boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-03-15 13:02:03

Recently I puzzled why autolink did not work for some programs.

After some stumbling about, I realised that this was because

_MSC_EXTENSIONS is a required definition (as well as MSVC).

I can't see why this should be - autolink works perfectly well
regardless of the compiler setting chosen.  (But I can see why most
people will not see this - because MS require the language extensions).

But I suggest that in autolink.hpp

#if (defined(BOOST_MSVC) && defined(_MSC_EXTENSIONS)) 

can helpfully be replaced by 

#if (defined(BOOST_MSVC))

for those whose preferences are for strictness'.

Paul

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