Re: [boost] Another patch for long long in gcc -std=c++98

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-18 15:54:27

> 
> This is what I initially tried to do.  However, it is difficult to make
> work.
> 
> Consider:
> 
> template<typename T> class myclass {
> };
> __extension__ template<> class myclass<long long> {
> };
> 
> Note the placement of __extension__.  This is the only place that
> __extension__ can be placed that it will make the error go away, and not
> trigger a parse error.
> 
> Simply prefixing "long long" with __extension__ does not, in general,
> work.  With complicated source lines, the placement of __extension__ may
> be entirely non-obvious.  It is possible, for certain constructs, that
> there is no appropriate way that __extension__ might be added.  In fact,
> the documentation is not clear on exactly how __extension__ is supposed
> to be placed, as (in my reading) its description does not correspond
> with actual usage:
> http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-3.4.1/gcc/Alternate-Keywords.html
> 
> Using __extension__ at each instance of long long would require anyone
> using long long in Boost headers to know particular characteristics of
> GCC in this regard, which I think is unacceptable.  I think a typedef is
> the only way to shield the rest of Boost from this issue.

OK, understood.

John.