Re: [boost] BOOST_NO_EXTERN_TEMPLATE

Subject: Re: [boost] BOOST_NO_EXTERN_TEMPLATE
From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-05-27 04:48:11

> [1] the documentation says the macro indicates no support for explicit 
> instantiation. I assume this is a documentation bug, because of its  name 
> and it's listed as a C++0x feature:
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_43_0/libs/config/doc/html/boost_config/boost_macro_reference.html

Actually the docs were correct, in that they use the same terminology as the 
std: an "explicit instantiation declaration" is one beginning with "extern", 
as opposed to an "explicit instantiation definition" which actually does the 
instantiation.

I'll change it slightly to try and make this clearer.

John.