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: OvermindDL1 (overminddl1_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-12-19 12:36:44

I have to agree with this.  Another boost configuration that disables
all that Microsoft crap that slows down code for no good reason would
be wonderful.  I personally build Boost myself with this command (in a
batch file):

..\bjam --build-type=complete --toolset=msvc-8.0 --without-mpi
--prefix=R:/SDKs/boost/built_head --build-dir=R:/SDKs/boost/build_head
define=_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE define=_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
define=_SECURE_SCL=0 define=_SCL_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
define=_HAS_ITERATOR_DEBUGGING=0 install>..\build-HEAD.log

I compile everything I ever get that even touches the STL with the
above defines, else nice crashes abound.

But for an example, a parser I made with Boost.Spirit took 5 minutes
without the above defines, took 5 second with them (times are pretty
accurate, it was a massive difference), that is how utterly crappy the
STL implementation is in VS2k5 and higher without those.