Re: [boost] [config] Does it work with compilers in C mode ?

Subject: Re: [boost] [config] Does it work with compilers in C mode ?
From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-24 12:28:25

> Is there any guarantee that the configuration files will work with a C 
> compiler or a C++ compiler in C mode ? Is there anything in the 
> configuration files which is C++ specific ?

Almost certainly :-(

> I am working on bringing my variadic macro data library into Boost PP, and 
> I wanted to use the BOOST_NO_VARIADIC_MACROS in config, but Paul 
> Mensonides was concerned that Boost PP should work with a C compiler and 
> that config could have something that is C++ specific, and therefore be 
> unusable for Boost PP. I would rather not reduplicate the logic of 
> BOOST_NO_VARIADIC_MACROS in Boost PP, even though I was the one to add it 
> to config, because it puts the same code in two different places.

We could try and patch Boost.Config to make it C compatible I guess... not 
sure how much work it would be though?

John.