[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #2074: Function named VERSION causes problem with configure tools

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #2074: Function named VERSION causes problem with configure tools
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-05 18:54:49

#2074: Function named VERSION causes problem with configure tools
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 Reporter:  anonymous     |       Owner:  ramey        
     Type:  Bugs          |      Status:  new          
Milestone:  Boost 1.35.1  |   Component:  serialization
  Version:  Boost 1.35.0  |    Severity:  Problem      
 Keywords:                |  
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 Hi guys,

 In file:

   boost/archive/basic_xml_archive.hpp

 There are many functions with names all in capital. I think that, already,
 is a bad idea. The problem is that one of them is named VERSION.

 This is one of the -D flags generated by the automake/libtool suite and
 thus I cannot compile using the XML archive system without adding a fix
 (i.e. with -DVERSION="1.3" on the command line it just won't compile.)
 People at large won't have any control over that one.

 At this time, what I do is add this at the beginning of the file:

 #ifdef VERSION
 #undef VERSION
 #endif

 That works for me, but that is not a solution.

 I would think that the names need to be fixed. All capital names are
 reserved for macros and using those there is really bad. I would not be
 too surprised if some of these names would clash with #define's found in
 the MS-Windows header files too!

 Thank you.
 Alexis Wilke

 P.S. this is still a problem in the current SVN.

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Ticket URL: <http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/2074>
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