[boost] [shared_ptr] Using inline assembler, Microsoft syntax in Linux, and shared pointers

From: Ovidiu Cristea (ocristea_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-10-25 15:14:56

All,

To make a long story short, here's my situation:
- we just upgraded to boost 1.33 from 1.32;
- trying to compile on Linux (Windows will follow soon); we're mostly 
using gcc, with the exception of some pieces that we use Intel C++ 9.x for;
- some piece of the code I'm trying to build uses boost shared pointers 
and, being a port from Windows, inline Microsoft-style assembler code;
- the rest of my 'world' is built in an environment that causes 
boost/detail/sp_counted_base_gcc_x86.hpp to be used for the shared_ptr 
locking.

The problem I ran into is that, well, 
boost/detail/sp_counted_base_gcc_x86.hpp contains gnu-style inline 
assembler, and icc (intel C++ compiler) refuses to mix the 2 assembler 
styles in one file.

After a little snooping around, I found that there is a file called 
boost/detail/sp_counted_base_cw_x86.hpp, which contains the equivalent 
functionality as *gcc_x86.hpp, only written in Microsoft-style assembly. 
I rigged it to use this and it 'seems' to work.

And now for the questions:
- is there any reason why in my release the #include of the *cw_x86.hpp 
file was commented out? Is it not performing as it should? Any other 
reasons?
- is it safe for me to compile part of my classes with *gcc_x86.hpp, and 
part with *cw_x86.hpp?
- if the above answers are 'favorable', is it possible for future 
releases to include a way for people to easily have the MS-assembly file 
included instead of the gnu one?

Thanks a lot,
   Ovidiu