Re: [boost] [date_time][asio] Compilation errors due to winsock includes

From: Ion Gaztañaga (igaztanaga_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-09-24 13:52:29

Hi Christopher,

> You can reverse the inclusion order to make it work. 

But this is very annoying since headers from every boost library using 
date-time would have also those dependencies.

> Defining
> WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN will also prevent windows.h from including
> winsock.h. The asio headers already include the following
> construct to #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN:
> 
> # if !defined(BOOST_ASIO_NO_WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN)
> #  if !defined(WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN)
> #   define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
> #  endif // !defined(WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN)
> # endif // !defined(BOOST_ASIO_NO_WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN)
> 
> Perhaps something similar should be added to date_time, since
> it does not need winsock.h?

Seems the most reasonable answer, if lean and mean configuration has all 
the necessary headers Boost.DateTime needs.

Regards,

Ion