Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6412: Use attribute names with underscores for GCC

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6412: Use attribute names with underscores for GCC
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-01-20 16:33:59

#6412: Use attribute names with underscores for GCC
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  Reporter:  Petr Machata <pmachata@…>           |       Owner:  igaztanaga  
      Type:  Bugs                                |      Status:  new         
 Milestone:  To Be Determined                    |   Component:  interprocess
   Version:  Boost 1.48.0                        |    Severity:  Problem     
Resolution:                                      |    Keywords:              
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Comment (by Petr Machata <pmachata@…>):

 Because #defining noinline in user code is legitimate, but #defining
 __noinline__ is not, because such names are reserved.  So it should be
 less likely that attributes with underscores interact with user code.

 The documentation curiously doesn't mention this.  But it's used by system
 headers as well as boost in a couple places.  I tried it as far back as
 3.3 (the oldest that I have around), and it seems well supported.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6412#comment:2>
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