Re: [boost] Defining compilers suggestion

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-13 13:58:31

Edward Diener <eddielee_at_[hidden]> writes:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>> Edward Diener <eddielee_at_[hidden]> writes:
>> 
>> 
>>>I also think Boost should have somewhere a document or table which
>>>relates each distinct version of a compiler to a range of the
>>>appropriate preprocessor version numbers. If one has the compiler on
>>>one's machine, I believe the config.cpp test will tell that, but if
>>>one does not have the compiler it is impossible to tell.
>> 
>> 
>> I think that would be a good step.  Why don't you write up such a
>> page?
>> 
>
> I do not mind doing that for the compilers I have on my machine, but I would 
> need others to supply me with macro names and numbers for the many compilers 
> which i do not have. I will ask others to help me compile such information.

Great.

> Once I have such a web page, how do I get it displayed somewhere in Boost ?

Post a patch for the website against the current CVS, including links
to your page, to the SF bug tracker.

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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