Re: [boost] [regression runner] Preference libstdc++ vs. libc++

Subject: Re: [boost] [regression runner] Preference libstdc++ vs. libc++
From: Niall Douglas (s_sourceforge_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-03-07 14:47:28

> The problem with clang targeting the MSVC ABI, as far as Boost is
> concerned, is that it erroneously implements the non-standard VC++
> preprocessor. This makes it all but useless for using with Boost. That
> it should have even been designed to do this for all macros, rather than
> just for the macros it needed when processing VC++ and Windows headers,
> is its major downfall. When you have to emulate something that is
> already non-standard, and for which no internal knowledge is available,
> you are already on the wrong path.

You can tell C2 clang to not use MSVC compatibility and VS2015 Update 2
and later's headers will now compile cleanly. I would assume VS2017 is
the same.

Niall

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