Re: [boost] bcp update #2: namespace renaming

Subject: Re: [boost] bcp update #2: namespace renaming
From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-01-02 06:10:39

> I'd go so far as to say it's basically impossible with the current code
> base - I started out using regexes that matched nested { and } so I could
> identify the full boost namespace scope - but although it 99% worked there
> were always cases where there were { or } in macros or comments that
>  weren't balanced :-(  In short you would need a full C++ preprocessor and
>  lexor to handle this.

>Probbably more than that, unless you accept that the output is target
>dependent.  The preprocessor would otherwise strip off code that need to be
>processed.

Nod.  In short "there's no easy way".

John.