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Subject: Re: [boost] [hash][msvc 8.0]<boost/functional/hash/detail/float_functions.hpp> issuing a using namespace std directive?
From: Anteru (newsgroups_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-06-18 07:27:34


>> Yeah, I've tripped over this MSVC bug as well. 'using namespace' in
>> namespace scope 'leaks' out into file scope. It's pretty annoying
>> because it still occurs over header file boundaries. The bug is still
>> present in VC9, I believe, but I haven't tried 10 yet. (Microsoft knows
>> it exists but declines to fix it in old compilers.)

I tried with VC10, the bug is no longer present -- at least,
    #include <list>

    namespace bar {
      using namespace std;
      template <typename x> struct xxx {};
    }

    typedef list<int> foo;
results in a compile error due to a missing identifier before < in the
typedef list<int> line.

Cheers,
  Anteru


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