Re: [boost] [config] New identification system [was: Macro proposal]

From: Gennaro Prota (gennaro_prota_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-06-16 14:50:08

On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:19:36 -0400, David Abrahams
<dave_at_[hidden]> wrote:

>   BOOST_WORKAROUND(CXX_MSVC, <=, 7,1,0)
>   BOOST_WORKAROUND(CXX_MSVC, tested_at, 7,1,0)
>
>is an implementable syntax.

I'd have three questions, but maybe it's quicker to ask directly: "can
you post the implementation you are thinking to?"

>It might be possible to drop the 2nd comma, but I'm not sure of that
>and it might be too cute :)

I see the irony, but I don't mind. If we introduce room for bugs in
here it will be troubles for everyone (and, given the way
preprocessing works, I can think of tens of ways such bugs could go
unnoticed, even with unit tests)

--Gennaro.