--- boost/system/error_code.hpp.orig	2008-09-22 12:54:14.000000000 +0200
+++ boost/system/error_code.hpp	2008-09-22 13:08:39.000000000 +0200
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@
     {
     public:
       virtual ~error_category(){}
-      virtual inline const char *    name() const;  // see implementation note below
-      virtual inline std::string     message( int ev ) const;   // see implementation note below
+      virtual const char *    name() const;  // see implementation note below
+      virtual std::string message( int ev ) const;   // see implementation note below
       virtual inline error_condition default_error_condition( int ev ) const;
       virtual inline bool equivalent( int code, const error_condition & condition ) const;
       virtual inline bool equivalent( const error_code & code, int condition ) const;
@@ -470,19 +470,6 @@
       return *this == code.category() && code.value() == condition;
     }
 
-    //  error_category implementation note: VC++ 8.0 objects to name() and
-    //  message() being pure virtual functions. Thus these implementations.
-    inline const char * error_category::name() const
-    { 
-      return "error: should never be called";
-    }
-
-    inline std::string error_category::message( int ) const
-    { 
-      static std::string s("error: should never be called");
-      return s;
-    }
-
   } // namespace system
 } // namespace boost