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

Subject: Re: [boost] [Boost-users] [boost.build] should we not define _SECURE_SCL=0 by default for all msvc toolsets
From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-12-04 10:52:33

Thorsten Ottosen wrote:
>>> 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!

Agree 100%, our default should equal the compiler default, otherwise it'll 
catch too many folks out.

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

Really ???  I hadn't realised that, that's not good IMO, given that the 
define changes the ABI away from the compilers default.

One thing I hope we can all agree on: this should be a toolset feature, and 
it should change the library-name-mangling so that auto_link.hpp can select 
the correct binary (it doesn't at present, but just let me know what the 
correct name-mangling is and I'll fix that).

John.