[boost] Re: true64cxx and toupper

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-10 09:54:41

"Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve" <rwgk_at_[hidden]> writes:

> --- Gennadiy Rozental <gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>> cxx: Error:
>> /net/redbelly/scratch1/rwgk/boost_regression/boost/boost/test/detail/basic_c
>> string/compare.hpp, line 42: #40
>>           expected an identifier
>>     static bool         eq( CharT c1, CharT c2 ) { return std::toupper( c1 )
>> == std::toupper( c2 ); }
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------^
>> 
>> How should deal with this one?
>
> This output is from our machine. I could try to fix it if someone gives me a
> little assistance.
>
> My first guess is that #include <ctypes> has to be added somewhere.
>
> Could someone give me the bjam command to reproduce the error above without
> having to wait for everything else to build?

My guess is that types.h is included somewhere, or ctypes
nonconformingly #defines toupper to be a macro.  Why don't you
preprocess it and find out?

The bjam command is

    bjam ... name_of_source_file.o

where ... are whatever options you happen to need to set up toolsets
and environment.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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