Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #597: Non-basic-source-character-set characters conflict with MSVC

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #597: Non-basic-source-character-set characters conflict with MSVC
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-26 04:07:43

#597: Non-basic-source-character-set characters conflict with MSVC
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  Reporter:  nobody            |       Owner:  nobody               
      Type:  Support Requests  |      Status:  closed               
 Milestone:                    |   Component:  Building Boost       
   Version:  None              |    Severity:  Problem              
Resolution:  duplicate         |    Keywords:  source character MSVC
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Changes (by marshall):

  * status:  reopened => closed
  * resolution:  => duplicate


Old description:

> {{{
> There exist high-ascii characters in the Boost sources
> that cannot be converted to the local region for a
> given computer because the context of the originating
> region of the source is not known. Thus, these
> high-ascii characters may not have a proper mapping,
> and a warning will be emitted by MSVC 2003 and 2005.
> This should be considered a failure case because,
> though low, it is still emitting an alert. Thus,
> without the correct region set on your system, the
> Boost sources fail to build.
> }}}

New description:

 {{{
 There exist high-ascii characters in the Boost sources
 that cannot be converted to the local region for a
 given computer because the context of the originating
 region of the source is not known. Thus, these
 high-ascii characters may not have a proper mapping,
 and a warning will be emitted by MSVC 2003 and 2005.
 This should be considered a failure case because,
 though low, it is still emitting an alert. Thus,
 without the correct region set on your system, the
 Boost sources fail to build.
 }}}

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Comment:
 This is a duplicate of #1736, and if you look there, you can see progress
 on this front.  We are working to eliminate as many of these warning as
 possible, however, I am loathe to change author's names in the source.
 Things like changing © --> (c) are easy, and we're getting those.
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Ticket URL: <http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/597#comment:7>
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