Re: [boost] Problems with MPL in Fusion on MSVC 6.5

From: Aleksey Gurtovoy (agurtovoy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-06 05:52:20

Peder Holt writes:
> Hi. I am porting Fusion, Joel de Guzmans new tuple library to MSVC 6.5
> and VC 7.0.
> Several of  the testcases ICEs on MSVC 6.5. 
> I traced the problems back to integral_c's operator int()
> Problem:
> When the template expressions gets too complicated, MSVC is unable to
> handle inlined functions inside a type computer struct.
> Solution:
> Place the function body outside of the struct.
> 
> The relevant lines:
>     operator AUX_WRAPPER_VALUE_TYPE() const
> #if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC,==1200)
>     ;
> #else
>     {
>         return static_cast<AUX_WRAPPER_VALUE_TYPE>(this->value); 
>     } 
> #endif
> };
> 
> #if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC,==1200)
> template< AUX_WRAPPER_PARAMS(N) >
> AUX_WRAPPER_INST(N)::operator AUX_WRAPPER_VALUE_TYPE() const
> {
>     return static_cast<AUX_WRAPPER_VALUE_TYPE>(this->value); 
> } 
> #endif
> 
> This change fixed most of the remaining (known) issues with 
> Fusion & MSVC
> Is it OK if I check in these changes?

If it doesn't break "libs/mpl/test/int.cpp" and "libs/mpl/test/for_each.cpp"
tests, go ahead.

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Aleksey Gurtovoy
MetaCommunications Engineering