Re: [boost] [config] win32 identification macros

From: Simon Buchan (simon_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-22 05:38:54

John Maddock wrote:
>>The header <boost/config/select_platform_config.hpp> contains the lines
>>
>> #elif defined(_WIN32) || defined(__WIN32__) || defined(WIN32)
>> // win32:
>> #  define BOOST_PLATFORM_CONFIG "boost/config/platform/win32.hpp"
>>
>>Does anyone know why it's necessary to test __WIN32__ and WIN32? A quick 
>>test
>>showed that vc6-7.1, cw8-9.4, como 4.3.3, gcc 3.4.2 (minGW), dmc, bcc 
>>5.6.4, and
>>intel 7.1-8.0 all define _WIN32. What's left over?
> 
> 
> Borland.
> 
> John. 
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Last I checked (BCC 4.something!) it did as well.