Re: [boost] [boost.build] should we not define _SECURE_SCL=0 by default for all msvc toolsets

Subject: Re: [boost] [boost.build] should we not define _SECURE_SCL=0 by default for all msvc toolsets
From: Thorsten Ottosen (thorsten.ottosen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-12-04 10:42:26

Neil Groves skrev:
> Thorsten,
> 
> On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 3:05 PM, Thorsten Ottosen <
> thorsten.ottosen_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 
>> Dear all,
>>
>> Is there are reason why we do not compile with this flag set by default?
>> Are there any users of Boost out there which actually wants the securuty
>> mode turned on?
>>
> 
> I personally prefer to have _SECURE_SCL=0 in Release builds too. For users
> that also have to build against other libraries that are provided as
> precompiled binaries that use the MSVC defaults this would break things. The
> _SECURE_SCL setting changes the ABI.
> 
> 
>> If not, then I suggest that we change the build settings.
>>
> 
> I think it would be ok to allow both options, but probably the default
> should equal the Microsoft default with an easy way to opt-out of the
> madness!

But AFAIK, even the prebuilt binaries that you get from Boost Consulting
are built with _SECURE_SCL=0.

-Thorsten