Re: [boost] boost and vendor's TR1 implementations

Subject: Re: [boost] boost and vendor's TR1 implementations
From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-12 12:11:36

on Tue Nov 11 2008, Sergey Sadovnikov <flex_ferrum-AT-artberg.ru> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> Today there is at least two implementations of TR1 library extensions shipped
> with compilers. I mean VS 2008 SP1 and gcc 4.3.x STL. Because of boost
> has it's own implementation of TR1 there is some problems with
> migrating code to this compilers. For example:
>
> 1. There is many ambiguous names if both boost and std::tr1 exposed
> into global namespace.

"Doctor, it hurts when I do this..." ;-)

> 2. boost::transform_iterator knows nothing about std::tr1::bind
> shipped with VS2008 compiler.

What is it supposed to "know?"

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