Re: [boost] [filesystem] path.cpp fails to compile underclang/Cygwin

Subject: Re: [boost] [filesystem] path.cpp fails to compile underclang/Cygwin
From: Peter Dimov (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-01-16 16:56:22

Edward Diener wrote:

> I have never tried using clang with Cygwin...

To clarify, I'm not using clang _with_ Cygwin, that is, I am not using my 
own compiled clang with an existing Cygwin installation. I am using Cygwin's 
clang package, as installed by the Cygwin installer.

Cygwin's g++ was for a long time stuck at 3.4.6, which made it not 
particularly viable for Boost testing, but it's on 4.8.3 now and I find it 
very useful, because it's a POSIX platform, which is good for test coverage. 
And it has -std=c++11. And clang. What's not to like? Only the fact that 
gcc.archive fails for some reason, which breaks all tests that want to 
statically link to Boost.Test. And that Boost.Test fails with -std=c++11 due 
to absence of mkstemp and putenv. But apart from that, it's perfect. :-)