RE: [boost] spirit 1.8 / vc 8.0 test results

From: Paul A Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-09-17 08:28:52

| -----Original Message-----
| From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
| [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Ben Hutchings
| Sent: 16 September 2004 15:11
| To: boost_at_[hidden]
| Subject: RE: [boost] spirit 1.8 / vc 8.0 test results
| 
| Paul A Bristow <pbristow_at_[hidden]> wrote:
| <snip> 
| > PS  The query was about an item which failed to compile using 8.0
| > (OK with 7.1)
| > 
| > template<typename T, typename BigT>
| > out_sqr(ostream& os, T x, BigT temp)
| > {
| >   temp = x * x;
| >   os << temp;
| > }
| > 
| > Bray says that this is because the implicit function return type is
| > int,
| 
| This is a non-standard extension for compatibility with a predecessor
| of C that was replaced over 30 years ago.  It appals me that any
| current C++ compiler still supports it.

Well MSVC 7.1 did! And didn't even squeak at warning level 4 when no return
statement was provided!

But things are improving - including my knowledge of C++ ;-)

Paul

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