Re: [boost] How to build Boost with C++0x compilers

Subject: Re: [boost] How to build Boost with C++0x compilers
From: Bo Persson (bop_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-05-24 12:25:12

vicente.botet wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Beman Dawes" <bdawes_at_[hidden]>
> To: "boost" <boost_at_[hidden]>
> Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 6:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [boost] How to build Boost with C++0x compilers
>
>
>
> On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 9:41 AM, vicente.botet
> <vicente.botet_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>> Oh yes, using cxxflags. I was locking for a specific Build feature
>> such as c++0x=on common to all the compilers.
>
> It isn't clear to me yet that such a build feature is needed. VC++
> isn't requiring any switches for their C++0x stuff. What are other
> compiler vendors doing?
>
> --Beman
> _______________________________________________
> Do you mean that when we compile with VC++ (version ??) we will
> implicitly have support for C++0x and that some of the the BOOST 0x
> related macros will be undefined?

This affects VC10 mainly. It has the features it has, and no way of 
turning them on or off.

I guess this means that macros BOOST_NO_xxx will not be defined.

>
> This means that we can not add in our library C++0x dependent code
> that is activated with a explicit switch. I would prefer that this
> is actived explicitly, at least for the moment.
>

Wouldn't that be a library specific switch 'don't use even if 
available'? If the feature is available, and working properly, why not 
use it?

Bo Persson