Re: [boost] Problem in proto library

Subject: Re: [boost] Problem in proto library
From: Eric Niebler (eric_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-07-22 20:12:21

On 7/22/2010 7:02 PM, Jorge Lodos Vigil wrote:
> Hi
> The addition of macro BOOST_PROTO_EXTENDS_USING_ASSIGN in literal.hpp broke compilation with /clr option in MSVC. The problem is that the macro is used as BOOST_PROTO_EXTENDS_USING_ASSIGN(literal) and literal is a variable modifier for managed C++.
> 
> Adding a private typedef:
> typedef literal<T, Domain> literal_t;
> 
> and replacing the macro parameter with:
> BOOST_PROTO_EXTENDS_USING_ASSIGN(literal_t)
> 
> solves the problem for us. Tested with VS2008.
> Please note that this problem prevents compilation of xpressive and any other library that uses proto with /clr.
> 
> Thank you for boost and particularly for proto and xpressive :-)

Thanks for the report. We're trying to close down v1.44, so I think I'll
wait for the next release, but I'll definitely make this change.

Cheers,

-- 
Eric Niebler
BoostPro Computing
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