[boost] Re: Fw: STLport & boost

From: Eric Niebler (eric_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-05 18:35:33

David Abrahams wrote:

> François Dumont <francois.cppdevs_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
> 
>>but for some platforms this feature is just useless. Under Win32
>>there is a workaround implemented for MSVC compilers (win32.hpp:60)
>>on the min and max template functions. This workaround require the
>>inclusion of the algorithm standard header which make the STLport
>>lib build process failed.
> 
> 
> I'm not exactly sure what you're referring to, but there's been some
> recent work on dealing with the horrible min/max macros that some
> headers define.  Please search our mailing list archives for recent
> postings from Eric Niebler.
> 

Before this goes any further, you should get the latest version of boost 
from CVS. The min/max hack in win32.hpp has been removed, since it was 
found to silently change program behavior and cause ambiguity errors. It 
was replaced with a different hack <g> by me.

In addition to trying CVS head, you should also follow Dave's suggestion 
and read my posts regarding the min/max issue. The reasoning for the 
current hack is all in the archive.

-- 
Eric Niebler
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com