Re: [boost] [preprocessor] vc++ using the experimental preprocessor

Subject: Re: [boost] [preprocessor] vc++ using the experimental preprocessor
From: Niall Douglas (s_sourceforge_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-10-22 08:32:27

On 21/10/2018 05:44, Edward Diener via Boost wrote:

> If anyone wants to try this out on Boost PP 'develop' feel free to do
> so. You will need to invoke the msvc-14.1 toolset in Boost Build with
> the /experimental:preprocessor switch and you will need to upgrade
> VS2017 to 15.8 or above. You can tell whether you have succeeded
> invoking the Boost PP tests with the new preprocessor by looking at the
> run output of the config_info test. If the BOOST_PP_CONFIG_FLAGS() is
> 0x0001 it is the new preprocessor, else it is the default non-standard
> preprocessor (0x0004).

What's your general opinion of the quality of the new MSVC preprocessor?

Niall