Re: [boost] [config] problem with sys/select.h on Linux/Unix

Subject: Re: [boost] [config] problem with sys/select.h on Linux/Unix
From: Iain K. Hanson (iain.hanson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-07-01 09:02:30

Hi,

On Wed, 2009-07-01 at 11:16 +0100, John Maddock wrote:
> >> It doesn't: at least not deliberately, my guess it's included by 
> >> something
> >> else like <unistd.h> which we really do need.
> >>
> >
> > Thanks for the reply, but unistd.h is not the culprit either directly or
> > indirectly. Two possible candidates are sys/time.h and sys/types.h. Are
> > either of these used directly or indirectly in boost config?
> 
> Nope, just unistd.h limits.h and stdint.h as far as I can tell.

stdint.h pulls in sys/types.h

> 
> > Other boost libs document their dependencies. It would be useful if
> > boost config documented the headers it includes, particularly as the C
> > headers pollute the global namespace.
> >
> > Do you have any thoughts on a work around? It is awkward trying to write
> > a library intended for submission to boost and not being able to use
> > either config or the unit test framework.
> 
> OK here's the thing, it looks to me as though that header is very likely to 
> be included even if it's by the users own code based on what you're saying?
> 
> If so, then it's going to be important for you code and these system headers 
> to happily live together, can you give an indication of what you're trying 
> to do?

I am trying to write a sockets library and the general admonishment has
been to avoid macro infested system headers.

Given time to think about it overnight, I have come to the same
conclusion as you. That I am going to have to live with at least some
these system headers. sys/types.h defines size_t which is pretty
fundamental ;-). I guess I'll have to just undef the macros I need to
exclude.

> 
> Cheers, John.
> 
> PS select.h appear to be pulled in via <cstddef> in 
> select_stdlib_config.hpp. 
> 

Thanks for the help.

Regards

/ikh

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