Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3190: Boost doesn't build on solaris when compiled with libCstd - focus on program_options

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3190: Boost doesn't build on solaris when compiled with libCstd - focus on program_options
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-06-18 21:30:29

#3190: Boost doesn't build on solaris when compiled with libCstd - focus on
program_options
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  Reporter:  Cosmin Cremarenco <Cosmin.CREMARENCO_at_[hidden]>  |       Owner:  vladimir_prus  
      Type:  Bugs                                             |      Status:  new            
 Milestone:  Boost 1.40.0                                     |   Component:  program_options
   Version:  Boost 1.39.0                                     |    Severity:  Problem        
Resolution:                                                   |    Keywords:                 
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Comment(by steven_watanabe):

 Replying to [comment:1 vladimir_prus]:
 > I'm confused by your error message. E.g.:
 > {{{
 > Error: Could not find a match for std::count<std::InputIterator, std::T,
 >  std::Size>(char*, char*, char) needed
 > }}}
 > suggests that the 'count' function has three template parameters, which
 > is truly bizarre. Can you check if that's how it's defined in sun lib
 > and why and whether it's some misconfiguration or known breakage? Does
 > explicitly specifying template parameter in the call help?

 Forget everything you know about the standard.  AFAICT, libCstd is
 configured for older versions of Sun CC, which were lacking a number of
 critical language features, including partial specialization.  As a
 result, many components, in particular those involving
 std::iterator_traits, do not match the standard.  Fixing the config will
 most likely break the ABI (and to some extent, the API) as much as
 switching to STLport.

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