Re: [boost] [challenge] detect MSVC8 SP1 with the preprocessor

From: Michael Marcin (mmarcin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-09-12 20:02:58

Rene Rivera wrote:
> Tobias Schwinger wrote:
>> Solutions anyone?
> 
>  From the Boost.Config refactor proposal... 
> <http://www.crystalclearsoftware.com/cgi-bin/boost_wiki/wiki.pl?BoostConfig>
> 
>    // Microsoft Visual C++
>    #if !defined (_MSC_FULL_VER)
>    #    define BOOST_CXX_MSVC_BUILD 0
>    #else
>      // how many digits does the build number have?
>      //
>    # if _MSC_FULL_VER / 10000 == _MSC_VER
>    #    define BOOST_CXX_MSVC_BUILD (_MSC_FULL_VER % 10000)  // four digits
>    # elif _MSC_FULL_VER / 100000 == _MSC_VER
>    #    define BOOST_CXX_MSVC_BUILD (_MSC_FULL_VER % 100000) // five digits
>    # else
>    #   error "Cannot determine build number from _MSC_FULL_VER"
>    # endif
>    #endif
>    #define BOOST_CXX_MSVC BOOST_VERSION_NUMBER( \
>        _MSC_VER/100-6,                          \
>        _MSC_VER%100,                            \
>        BOOST_CXX_MSVC_BUILD)
> 
> One should be able to use the _MSC_FULL_VER value.
> 

There is also _MSC_BUILD starting in VS 2008 that can be used to 
identify the minor build number.

http://tinyurl.com/ys99kr

- Michael Marcin