Re: [boost] [exception][mpl] Boost.Exception uses unqualified size_t

Subject: Re: [boost] [exception][mpl] Boost.Exception uses unqualified size_t
From: Patrick Horgan (phorgan1_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-11-15 17:10:57

Andrey Semashev wrote:
> joel wrote:
>> Emil Dotchevski wrote:
>>> I suspect however that we would have had the same issue even if
>>> object_hex_dump.hpp did #include <stdlib.h>. Isn't it too risky for
>>> mpl to define its own size_t?
>> Maybe it's a  naive question but, isn't it <cstddef> that should be 
>> included to get size_t
>> in std ?
>
> Or even better: boost/compatibility/cpp_c_headers/cstddef.
Why is that better?  It includes stddef.h and adds a couple of usings.   
Why is that better than cstddef (which does something a bit similar but 
moreish on gcc)?  I don't understand, and would like to.

Patrick