[boost] Re: python/embedding fails under Intel 8

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-16 09:28:11

Stefan Slapeta <stefan_at_[hidden]> writes:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>
>> I'm almost sure it is.  Not specifying /Qvc7.1 doesn't mean you've
>> turned off MS bug emulation.
>> 
>
> That was new for me. Maybe turning on strict ansi conformance helps,
> but I'm not sure if anything compiles at all then (because of some
> other MS-features and keywords in the library code).
>
>> They won't fix it; it acts just like MS in this regard.
>> 
>
> The line
>
> #if BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_MSVC, <= 1300)
>
> in embedding.cpp tells me that this should _not_ be a bug in VC
> 7.1. Thus, Intel would have to fix it, too!

Why don't you just try what I suggested?

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