Re: [boost] [config] defect macro for chrono literals

Subject: Re: [boost] [config] defect macro for chrono literals
From: Oliver Kowalke (oliver.kowalke_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-04-14 12:14:22

2017-04-14 13:03 GMT+02:00 John Maddock via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]>:

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> On 14/04/2017 11:09, Oliver Kowalke via Boost wrote:
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>> boost.config defines BOOST_NO_CXX11_USER_DEFINED_LITERALS but I believe
>> this defect macro could not be used for detecting chrono literals support.
>>
>> Should the new BOOST_NO_CXX14_CHRONO_LITERALS depend on the compiler or
>> stdlib version?
>> AFAIK chrono literals are available since gcc-4.9.3 (clang?, intel?,
>> msvc?).
>>
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> It's a bit of both - certainly it's a std lib feature, but it's also
> dependent on the compiler being in C++14 mode I assume?
>

I'd like to make the defect macro depend on the compiler version - gcc got
a fix in gcc-4.9.3 that made the chrono literals useable
and stdlib configs in boost.config do not specify/use patch levels as the
compiler configs do.