[boost] Re: problem with intersection test_tools and mpl/list.hpp andborland

From: Pavel Vozenilek (pavel_vozenilek_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-09-16 13:42:00

"Robert Ramey" wrote:

> The following program:
>
>
> #include <boost/mpl/list.hpp>
> #include <boost/test/test_tools.hpp>
>
> fails to compile with borland compilers with the messages:
>
> c:\BoostMainCVS\libs\serialization\test\test_zmisc.cpp:
> Error E2479 C:\BoostMainCVS\boost/next_prior.hpp 30: Cannot have both a
> template class and function named 'next'
>
>
Old BCB bug, e.g.
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&c2coff=1&threadm=3BDD798D.130E38F8%40divalsim.it&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fnum%3D100%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26c2coff%3D1%26q%3DE2479%2BBorland%2BOR%2BBCB%2BOR%2Bcompiler%26btnG%3DSearch
(http://tinyurl.com/5ltk9)

It won't be fixed, ever.

One ugly way is to use macro:

#include <boost/mpl/list.hpp>
#define next xyz
#include <boost/test/test_tools.hpp>
#undef next

other is to separate code into two TUs.

/Pavel