Re: [boost] [compressed pair] Borland patch

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-01 09:51:55

"AlisdairM" <alisdair.meredith_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Borland does not like the new version of compressed pair.
>
> It turns out it cannot handle static_cast-ing a class to reference to
> private base, although it will allow implicit conversion.  Hence the
> patch simply drops the casts on the Borland compilers:
>
> cvs diff -wb -- boost\detail\compressed_pair.hpp (in directory
> E:\sourceforge\devel\boost\)

Alisdair, it's a bit nicer if you can use diff -dbu, or -du.  Unified
diffs are easier to understand, and while -b sometimes loses
indentation, -w can miss crucial changes.  In any case there's not
much point in using -w and -b together, is there?

nanny-ly y'rs,
Dave

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