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Any interest in a separate Boost.TR1 release/download?
by John Maddock 05 Nov '06

05 Nov '06

I wonder if people would find a separate download for the Boost TR1 components useful ? At present this is vapourware: I'm not sure how easy it will be to sort out documentation and build issues when extracting the TR1 subset, but I'm prepared to put together a preliminary (alpha) release of such a beast if there's demand, and from there we can at least see how viable releasing such a Boost subset would be. Thought? Thanks, John.

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Re: [Boost-users] [mpl::map] generating map for 150 types
by Ovanes Markarian 05 Nov '06

05 Nov '06

Dave, Sorry for my misleading words, the meaning was: As more as I can pre-calculate code at compile time (means slower compilation times) and substitute runtime calculation the more speed I get at runtime. Hope that was what you were meaning in the MPL book. I also understand, that I can bloat compiler with unnecessary calculations without any gain in speed, but my initial sentence was a thank to you an Aleksey for such a nice lib, which can boost the runtime speed if used properly ;) Thanks, Ovanes. -----Original Message----- From: David Abrahams [mailto:dave@boost-consulting.com] Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 7:18 PM To: boost-users(a)lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [mpl::map] generating map for 150 types "Ovanes Markarian" <om_boost(a)keywallet.com> writes: > Aleksey, > > Many thanks for your detailed reply. I think the second scenario with > pre-generated headers convinces me more, since our compilation times > are not optimal at all :(. But as you stated in the book: more work > for compiler means less work at runtime. In this case you won't get any runtime speedups by using the method that's slower at compile time. > These were not exactly the words, but I can remember the meaning. I'm not sure you got the meaning exactly right either ;-) -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com _______________________________________________ Boost-users mailing list Boost-users(a)lists.boost.org http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-users

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[Boost.python] Converting python file object to std::istream.
by Dan 04 Nov '06

04 Nov '06

I am exposing a C++ class to python that takes a reference to a std::istream object and operates on it. It looks something like this: class StreamReader { public: StreamReader(std::istream& strm); private: std::istream& strm_; } I would like to expose this class to python allowing a python client to pass in any python file type object (regular file object, StringIO object, stdin, etc.), as a C++ client would be able to pass any std::istream derived object. Now it seems to me that someone must have encountered this problem before, but I haven't seen any references as to how to make this work. Any ideas on the best way to proceed would be appreciated. thanks, Dan

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[mpl::map & mpl::transform] Problems using mpl::map in mpl::for_each
by Ovanes Markarian 04 Nov '06

04 Nov '06

Hello, I have some slightly different code, which is presented in C++ Template Metaprogramming book to use the mpl::for_each function: mpl::for_each< mpl::transform<seq, wrap<_1> >::type >(dispatcher_type()); The deviation from the book is that my seq it not mpl::vector<...>, but mpl::map<...> In the docs is written, that mpl::transform operates on Forward Sequence. In the doc of forward sequence is stated that mpl::map is a model of it. Unfortunately this code does not compile. I could transform the map to vector, but I would not like doing it, since that would cost compile time and slow down the compilation. Is it a known issue or should not I expect map to work with transform? I also tried using itertors on seq, but that did not help. With Kind Regards, Ovanes Markarian

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Re: [Boost-users] Building boost with icl 9
by Sohail Somani 03 Nov '06

03 Nov '06

> -----Original Message----- > From: boost-users-bounces(a)lists.boost.org > [mailto:boost-users-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of John Maddock > Actually you can ignore that message as it happens: it's a > compiler message > and the lib's should still build OK. It was inserted in > because we hadn't > tested the last release with Intel 9 (it didn't exist then), > however there > are no configuration changes required compared to previous > Intel versions, > so you can just ignor the message if you want. If it's > annoying, then > comment out the line in boost/config/compiler/intel.hpp that > generates it. Ok, I did ignore it and it seemed to work fine. Thanks.

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[Boost.Format] Erroneous Behaviour with %d Formatter
by Wu Yinghui, Freddie 03 Nov '06

03 Nov '06

Hi all, I'm using Boost CVS version in the release branch. But according to the change log, it seems that this problem shall exist in Boost 1.33 too. I have the following code snippet, which doesn't produce the desired output: typedef unsigned char qquint8; qquint8 port = 1; boost::format fmt("Trying to probe COM%1$d:..."); std::cout << (fmt % port) << std::endl; The output will was: Trying to probe COM^A:... but what I want should be: Trying to probe COM1:... I understand that the underlying stream might have treated port as a character, thus output it as a character. But from Boost.Format's documentation, this doesn't seem obvious to me, since it always refers this as "printf-like" format string. So my question is: Is this considered a bug (thus, shall be fixed), or is it just considered a special case (thus, shall be explicitly documented under the "Differences of behaviour vs printf" section)? Cheers, Freddie -- Wu Yinghui, Freddie Research & Development Senior Software Engineer Volume Interactions Pte Ltd 1 Kim Seng Promenade, #12-01 Great World City East Tower Singapore 237994 Tel: +65 62226962 (Ext 216) Fax: +65 62226215 Email: yhwu(a)volumeinteractions.com URL: http://www.volumeinteractions.com Important: This message is intended for the recipient(s) addressed above. It contains privileged and confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and then delete it from your system. You must not read, copy, use, or disseminate this communication in any form. Thank you.

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Re: [Boost-users] Boost ROCKS !!!!!
by Nindi Singh 03 Nov '06

03 Nov '06

Ok .... as good a time as any other to look at the Preprocessor library. So now my factories look like this. There still needs to be alot of polishing, error handling etc, but I think I have mad a fair application of Boost. So I'll post the code taking on board your suggestion for completeness. ( Hopefully NOT in HTML 8-) ) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- <Singleton.h> #ifndef SINGLETON_HEADER_GUARD #define SINGLETON_HEADER_GUARD #include <boost/utility.hpp> template<class Object> struct Singleton :boost::noncopyable{ public: static Object & instance(){static Object theObject;return theObject;} virtual ~Singleton(){} }; #endif -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <Factory.h> #ifndef FACTORY_HEADER_GUARD #define FACTORY_HEADER_GUARD #include<string> #include<map> #include"Singleton.h" #include<boost/shared_ptr.hpp> #include<boost/mpl/size.hpp> #include<boost/mpl/list.hpp> #include<boost/mpl/at.hpp> #include<boost/preprocessor/repetition.hpp> #include<boost/preprocessor/arithmetic/sub.hpp> #ifndef MAX_FACTORIES #define MAX_FACTORIES 10 #endif // One Registration object per class in a hireachy, this is the template blue print for the base classes of // the registration objects template < class BaseClass, typename Key = std::string, unsigned long = boost::mpl::size<typename BaseClass::Constructor_TypeList>::value > struct RegistraBase {}; // This is the template blue print for the concrete classes of // the registration objects template < class BaseClass, class Derived, typename Key = std::string, unsigned long n = boost::mpl::size<typename BaseClass::Constructor_TypeList>::value > struct Registra :public RegistraBase<BaseClass,Key,n>{}; // This is the factory template blue print of the Factory class template < class BaseClass, typename Key = std::string , unsigned long n = boost::mpl::size<typename BaseClass::Constructor_TypeList>::value > class Factory {}; //Helper Macros #define PARAM(z,Nb,data) typename boost::mpl::at_c<typename BaseClass::Constructor_TypeList,Nb>::type P##Nb #define REGISTRABASE(z,Nb,data) \ template<class BaseClass,typename Key> struct RegistraBase<BaseClass,Key,Nb> { \ virtual boost::shared_ptr<BaseClass> RetrieveObject(BOOST_PP_ENUM(Nb,PARAM,~))const=0; \ }; BOOST_PP_REPEAT(MAX_FACTORIES,REGISTRABASE,~) #define FACTORY(z,Nb,data) \ template \ < \ class BaseClass, \ typename Key \ > \ class Factory<BaseClass,Key,Nb> { \ public: \ bool Register(const Key & theKey,RegistraBase<BaseClass,Key,Nb> *theRegistra){ \ return theInnerMap.insert(InnerMap::value_type(theKey,theRegistra)).second; \ } \ \ boost::shared_ptr<BaseClass> RetrieveObject(const Key &id BOOST_PP_COMMA_IF(Nb) BOOST_PP_ENUM(Nb,PARAM,~))const { \ InnerMapIterator theIterator (theInnerMap.find(id)); \ if(theIterator==theInnerMap.end())return boost::shared_ptr<BaseClass>(static_cast<BaseClass *>(0)); \ return theIterator->second->RetrieveObject( BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(Nb,P)); \ } \ private: \ typedef typename std::map<Key,RegistraBase<BaseClass,Key,Nb> *> InnerMap; \ typedef typename std::map<Key,RegistraBase<BaseClass,Key,Nb> *>::const_iterator InnerMapIterator; \ std::map<Key,RegistraBase<BaseClass,Key,Nb> *> theInnerMap; \ }; BOOST_PP_REPEAT(MAX_FACTORIES,FACTORY,~) // The macro defintions of the Registration Objects #define REGISTRA(z,Nb,data) \ template<class BaseClass,class Derived,typename Key> \ struct Registra<BaseClass,Derived,Key,Nb>:public RegistraBase<BaseClass,Key,Nb> { \ Registra(const Key & theKey){Singleton<Factory<BaseClass,Key,Nb> >::instance().Register(theKey,this);} \ boost::shared_ptr<BaseClass> RetrieveObject(BOOST_PP_ENUM(Nb,PARAM,~))const \ {return boost::shared_ptr<BaseClass>(new Derived( BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(Nb,P)));} \ virtual ~Registra(){} \ }; BOOST_PP_REPEAT(MAX_FACTORIES,REGISTRA,~) #undef MAX_FACTORIES #undef PARAM #undef REGISTRA #undef REGISTRABASE #undef FACTORY #include"StaticFactory.h" #endif ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <StaticFactory.h> #ifndef STATIC_FACTORY_HEADER_GUARD #define STATIC_FACTORY_HEADER_GUARD #include<string> #include<map> #include"Singleton.h" #include<boost/shared_ptr.hpp> #include<boost/mpl/size.hpp> #include<boost/mpl/list.hpp> #include<boost/mpl/at.hpp> #include<boost/preprocessor/repetition.hpp> #include<boost/preprocessor/arithmetic/sub.hpp> #ifndef MAX_STATIC_FACTORIES #define MAX_STATIC_FACTORIES 10 #endif template < class BaseClass, typename Key = std::string > struct StaticRegistraBase { virtual boost::shared_ptr<BaseClass> RetrieveObject()const=0; }; template < class BaseClass, class Derived, typename Key = std::string, unsigned long n = boost::mpl::size<typename BaseClass::Constructor_TypeList>::value > struct StaticRegistra :public StaticRegistraBase<BaseClass,Key>{}; template < class BaseClass, typename Key=std::string > class StaticFactory { public: bool Register(const Key & theKey,StaticRegistraBase<BaseClass,Key> *theRegistra){ return theInnerMap.insert(InnerMap::value_type(theKey,theRegistra)).second; } boost::shared_ptr<BaseClass> RetrieveObject(const Key &id )const { InnerMapIterator theIterator (theInnerMap.find(id)); if(theIterator==theInnerMap.end())return boost::shared_ptr<BaseClass>(static_cast<BaseClass *>(0)); return theIterator->second->RetrieveObject(); } private: typedef typename std::map<Key,StaticRegistraBase<BaseClass,Key> *> InnerMap; typedef typename std::map<Key,StaticRegistraBase<BaseClass,Key> *>::const_iterator InnerMapIterator; std::map<Key,StaticRegistraBase<BaseClass,Key> *> theInnerMap; }; //Helper Macros #define PARAM(z,Nb,data) typename boost::mpl::at_c<typename BaseClass::Constructor_TypeList,Nb>::type P##Nb #define STATICREGISTRA(z,Nb,data) template<class BaseClass,class Derived,typename Key> \ struct StaticRegistra<BaseClass,Derived,Key, Nb >:public StaticRegistraBase<BaseClass,Key> \ { \ StaticRegistra(const Key & theKey BOOST_PP_COMMA_IF(Nb) BOOST_PP_ENUM(Nb,PARAM,~)): \ theObjectPtr(new Derived(BOOST_PP_ENUM_PARAMS(Nb,P))) \ { \ Singleton<StaticFactory<BaseClass,Key> >::instance().Register(theKey,this); \ } \ boost::shared_ptr<BaseClass> RetrieveObject()const{return theObjectPtr;} \ virtual ~StaticRegistra(){} \ private: \ boost::shared_ptr<BaseClass> theObjectPtr; \ }; BOOST_PP_REPEAT(MAX_STATIC_FACTORIES,STATICREGISTRA,~) #undef MAX_STATIC_FACTORIES #undef PARAM #undef STATICREGISTRA #endif -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <Phactory.h> #ifndef PHACTORY_HEADER_GUARD #define PHACTORY_HEADER_GUARD #include<string> #include<map> #include<cassert> #include<boost/shared_ptr.hpp> #include<boost/variant.hpp> #include<boost/utility.hpp> #include<boost/static_assert.hpp> #include<boost/mpl/size.hpp> #include<boost/mpl/list.hpp> #include<boost/mpl/at.hpp> #include<boost/preprocessor/repetition.hpp> #ifndef MAX_PHACTORIES #define MAX_PHACTORIES 10 #endif template<unsigned long i> struct unsigned_long {enum {value=i};}; template<class BaseClass> struct PhRegistraBase { typedef typename boost::make_variant_over<typename BaseClass::variant_type_list::type>::type variant; typedef std::map<std::string,variant> ParameterMap; virtual boost::shared_ptr<BaseClass> RetrieveObject(const std::string &theKey,const ParameterMap& theMap )const=0; }; template<class BaseClass> class Phactory { public: typedef typename boost::make_variant_over<typename BaseClass::variant_type_list::type>::type variant; typedef std::map<std::string,variant> ParameterMap; bool Register(const std::string &theKey, const PhRegistraBase<BaseClass>* theRegistra){ return theInnerMap.insert(InnerMap::value_type(theKey,theRegistra)).second; } boost::shared_ptr<BaseClass> RetrieveObject(const std::string &id, const ParameterMap & theMap)const { InnerMapIterator theIterator (theInnerMap.find(id)); if(theIterator==theInnerMap.end())return boost::shared_ptr<BaseClass>(static_cast<BaseClass *>(0)); return theIterator->second->RetrieveObject(id,theMap); } private: typedef typename std::map<std::string,const PhRegistraBase<BaseClass> *> InnerMap; typedef typename std::map<std::string,const PhRegistraBase<BaseClass> *>::const_iterator InnerMapIterator; std::map<std::string,const PhRegistraBase<BaseClass> *> theInnerMap; }; #define PARAM(z,Nb,data) boost::get<const boost::mpl::at_c<signature, Nb >::type &>(theMap.find(theVarNames[Nb])->second) #define INNER_RETRIVE_OBJECT(z,Nb,data) \ template<> boost::shared_ptr<BaseClass> InnerRetrieveObject< Nb >(const std::string &theKey,const ParameterMap& theMap) \ const{ \ CheckMap(theMap); \ return boost::shared_ptr<BaseClass>(new DerivedClass( BOOST_PP_ENUM(Nb,PARAM,~) ) \ ); \ } template < class BaseClass, class DerivedClass > class PhRegistra:public PhRegistraBase<BaseClass>{ public: typedef typename DerivedClass::constructor_signature_typelist signature; typedef typename boost::make_variant_over<typename BaseClass::variant_type_list::type>::type variant; typedef std::map<std::string,variant> ParameterMap; enum {ssize = boost::mpl::size<signature>::value}; template<unsigned long i> PhRegistra(const std::string &theKey, const char *theVariableNames[],const unsigned_long<i> *p=0) { BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(i==ssize); // Must have ONE variable name for each paramter of the constructor for(unsigned long i(0);i<ssize;++i) theVarNames[i]=std::string(theVariableNames[i]); Singleton<Phactory<BaseClass> >::instance().Register(theKey,this); } boost::shared_ptr<BaseClass> RetrieveObject(const std::string &theKey,const ParameterMap& theMap)const{ return InnerRetrieveObject<ssize>(theKey,theMap); } template<int i> boost::shared_ptr<BaseClass> InnerRetrieveObject(const std::string &theKey,const ParameterMap&)const; BOOST_PP_REPEAT(MAX_PHACTORIES,INNER_RETRIVE_OBJECT,~) private: void CheckMap(const ParameterMap& theMap)const { assert(theMap.size()==ssize); for(unsigned long i(0);i<ssize;++i)assert(theMap.find(theVarNames[i])!=theMap.end()); } std::string theVarNames[ssize]; }; #define PARAM_NAMES(n) n , static_cast<unsigned_long<sizeof(n)/sizeof(char*)> *>(0) #undef MAX_PHACTORIES #undef PARAM #undef INNER_RETRIVE_OBJECT #endif ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <main.cpp> #include<vector> #include<iostream> #include"Factory.h" #include"Phactory.h" using namespace std; struct MyClassVoid { typedef boost::mpl::list<> Constructor_TypeList; MyClassVoid(){} virtual void f()const=0; virtual ~MyClassVoid(){}; }; struct MyClassVoidDerived :public MyClassVoid { MyClassVoidDerived(){} virtual void f()const{cout << " I am in MyClassVoidDerived \n";} virtual ~MyClassVoidDerived(){}; }; namespace { Registra<MyClassVoid,MyClassVoidDerived> theRegistraVoid(std::string("MyClassVoidDerived")); } struct MyClassDouble { typedef boost::mpl::list<double> Constructor_TypeList; typedef boost::mpl::list<double> variant_type_list; MyClassDouble(double){} virtual void f(){cout << " I am in MyClassDouble \n";} virtual ~MyClassDouble(){}; }; struct MyClassDoubleDerived :public MyClassDouble { typedef boost::mpl::list<double> constructor_signature_typelist; MyClassDoubleDerived(double x):MyClassDouble(x){} virtual void f(){cout << " I am in MyClassDoubleDerived \n";} virtual ~MyClassDoubleDerived(){}; }; namespace { Registra<MyClassDouble,MyClassDouble> theRegistra(std::string("MyClassDouble")); Registra<MyClassDouble,MyClassDoubleDerived> theRegistraD(std::string("MyClassDoubleDerived")); } struct MyClassMultiple { typedef boost::mpl::list<std::string,std::vector<double>,double,MyClassDoubleDerived > Constructor_TypeList; MyClassMultiple(std::string,std::vector<double>,double,MyClassDoubleDerived){} virtual void f(){cout << " I am in MyClassMultiple \n";} virtual ~MyClassMultiple(){}; }; namespace { Registra<MyClassMultiple,MyClassMultiple> theRegistraM(std::string("MyClassMultiple")); StaticRegistra<MyClassMultiple,MyClassMultiple> theStaticRegistraM(std::string("MyClassMultiple"),std::string("String"),std::vector<double>(2),1.0,MyClassDoubleDerived(1.0)); } struct Dummy{}; struct Base { typedef boost::mpl::list<double,int,unsigned long,std::string,std::vector<double>,float,Dummy> variant_type_list; Base(){} virtual void f()const=0; virtual ~Base(){}; }; struct Derived :public Base { typedef boost::mpl::list<double,int,std::string,std::vector<double> > constructor_signature_typelist; Derived(double x_,int n_,const std::string &s_,const std::vector<double>&v_): x(x_),n(n_),s(s_),v(v_){} virtual void f()const{ cout << "My Double is " << x << "\n" << "My int is " << n << "\n" << "My String is " << s << "\n" << "My Vector Size is " << v.size() << "\n"; } private: double x; int n; std::string s; std::vector<double> v; }; namespace { const char * theVarNames[]={"Double","Int","String","Vector"}; PhRegistra<Base,Derived> thePhRegistra(std::string("DerivedObject"),PARAM_NAMES(theVarNames)); } int main() { char ch; boost::shared_ptr<MyClassVoid> thePtrVoid(Singleton<Factory<MyClassVoid> >::instance().RetrieveObject("MyClassVoidDerived")); thePtrVoid->f(); boost::shared_ptr<MyClassDouble> thePtrDoubleDerived(Singleton<Factory<MyClassDouble> >::instance().RetrieveObject("MyClassDoubleDerived",1.0)); thePtrDoubleDerived->f(); boost::shared_ptr<MyClassDouble> thePtrDouble(Singleton<Factory<MyClassDouble> >::instance().RetrieveObject("MyClassDouble",1.0)); thePtrDouble->f(); boost::shared_ptr<MyClassMultiple> thePtrM(Singleton<Factory<MyClassMultiple> >::instance().RetrieveObject("MyClassMultiple",std::string("String"),std::vector<double>(2),1.0,MyClassDoubleDerived(1.0))); thePtrM->f(); boost::shared_ptr<MyClassMultiple> thePtrSM(Singleton<StaticFactory<MyClassMultiple> >::instance().RetrieveObject("MyClassMultiple")); thePtrSM->f(); std::map<std::string,typename boost::make_variant_over<typename Base::variant_type_list::type>::type> theMap; theMap["Double"]=1.0; theMap["Int"]=1; theMap["String"]="hello"; theMap["Vector"]=std::vector<double>(10); boost::shared_ptr<Base> thePtrPhM(Singleton<Phactory<Base> >::instance().RetrieveObject("DerivedObject",theMap)); thePtrPhM->f(); cin >>ch; } -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ---- From: David Abrahams <dave(a)boost-consulting.com> To: boost-users(a)lists.boost.org Sent: Thursday, 2 November, 2006 5:33:36 PM Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Boost ROCKS !!!!! Nindi Singh <nindi73(a)yahoo.co.uk> writes: > Any comments on my use ( or indeed abuse !) of Boost would be more > than apprieciated. You might consider using the preprocessor library to eliminate some of that repetitive macro code. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com _______________________________________________ Boost-users mailing list Boost-users(a)lists.boost.org http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-users ___________________________________________________________ The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

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Re: [Boost-users] [filesystem] unable to parse file path
by Nat Goodspeed 03 Nov '06

03 Nov '06

> -----Original Message----- > From: boost-users-bounces(a)lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-users- > bounces(a)lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Küppers, Ben > Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 1:56 AM > To: boost-users(a)lists.boost.org > Subject: RE: [Boost-users] [filesystem] unable to parse file path > > > [Nat] I'd suggest a string pass -- on every platform -- to change every > > '\' to '/' before passing it to boost::filesystem::path. I believe > > forward slash should work everywhere. I find it plausible that backslash > > would only work on Windows. > > That is what I am doing right now but I started using > boost::filesystem::path to get out of that business. [Nat] I guess I have a couple of comments. One is that a character substitution pass is still cheaper than the directory parsing and other goodies that boost::filesystem gets you. The other is to ask why your *nix requirements include backslashes as directory separators? Backslashes have other significance everywhere but Windows, which is presumably why boost::filesystem::path wasn't written to treat '\' and '/' interchangeably on all platforms. Backslashes (and forward slashes) work on Windows, forward slashes work elsewhere, all per convention. You seem disappointed that boost::filesystem::path doesn't treat backslashes as directory separators on non-Windows systems.

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Building boost with icl 9
by Sohail Somani 03 Nov '06

03 Nov '06

Hi, I'm trying to build bjam using the Intel compiler, version 9. I use the v1 command line of: bjam "-sTOOLS=intel-win32" "-sBUILD=release <runtime-link>dynamic <threading>multi" ... to build the thread library (although the <threading>multi is probably redundant!). I get the following output: Unknown compiler version - please run the configure tests and report the results Which configure tests should I run? Thanks, Sohail

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Re: [Boost-users] [filesystem] unable to parse file path
by Nat Goodspeed 03 Nov '06

03 Nov '06

> -----Original Message----- > From: boost-users-bounces(a)lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-users- > bounces(a)lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Küppers, Ben > Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 4:37 AM > To: boost-users(a)lists.boost.org > Subject: [Boost-users] [filesystem] unable to parse file path > > At the moment, I don't see any other option > than to process the path string manually before passing it to the path > constructor (kind-a defeats the whole purpose of using this class). [Nat] I'd suggest a string pass -- on every platform -- to change every '\' to '/' before passing it to boost::filesystem::path. I believe forward slash should work everywhere. I find it plausible that backslash would only work on Windows.

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