[boost] Re: Boost.Threads problem

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-14 08:38:19

Synge Todo <wistaria_at_[hidden]> writes:

> The following line in in boost/thread/detail/lock.hpp (line 66), which
> was just changed yesterday, causes a syntax error on Tru64 unix (cxx).
>
>    typedef typename Mutex mutex_type;
>
> (similar lines also in scoped_try_lock and scoped_timed_lock).
> AFAIK, we don't need "typename" in this case.  

In fact, it's illegal to use typename here.

> Was this inserted as a
> workaround for a broken compiler??? 

There are no broken compilers I know of that are "fixed" by adding
typename where it's illegal.

>  (Or, Tru64 cxx is broken???)

Nope.

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