Re: [boost] anonymous namespaces and Intel C++ 8

From: Matthias Troyer (troyer_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-03-30 10:21:53

On Dec 14, 2003, at 9:55 PM, Matthias Troyer wrote:
> In trying to get our boost-based codes to compile with Intel C++ 
> version 8 I realized one important restriction of that compiler with 
> anonymous namespaces (used in boost for the placeholder symbols _1, 
> _2,... ). With Intel C++ version 8 these anonymous namespace symbols 
> give multiple definition errors at link time if they occur in two 
> different object files with the same name (even if one of these object 
> files is part of a static library (.a file). The only solution I could 
> find is to rename all my source files that clashed with file names 
> inside libraries. Does anybody know a better workaround?

I want to report that this bug has been fixed in the latest release.

Matthias