Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6186: lexical_cast on vs2005 with wchar_t-

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6186: lexical_cast on vs2005 with wchar_t-
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-12-14 02:50:09

#6186: lexical_cast on vs2005 with wchar_t-
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  Reporter:  anonymous         |       Owner:  apolukhin   
      Type:  Bugs              |      Status:  closed      
 Milestone:  To Be Determined  |   Component:  lexical_cast
   Version:  Boost 1.48.0      |    Severity:  Problem     
Resolution:  fixed             |    Keywords:              
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Comment (by cheng.yang <luckyangcheng@…>):

 Please see your comment 6.

 "Your solution is good, but it will break the behavior. When
 BOOST_NO_INTRINSIC_WCHAR_T is defined, unsigned short must behave as
 wchar_t, as a lexical character. Your solution will leave unsigned int
 integral (not lexical) behavior."

 But why in comment 11, you say:

 IMHO, it's much worse to treat unsigned short as wchar_t than to treat
 wchar_t as unsigned short. When wchar_t is not a first class citizen, it's
 impossible to avoid doing one or the other.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6186#comment:12>
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