Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5010: Fusion will now compile under Objective-C++

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5010: Fusion will now compile under Objective-C++
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-02-20 01:16:49

#5010: Fusion will now compile under Objective-C++
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  Reporter:  Brian Doig <Brian.Doig@…>       |       Owner:  djowel     
      Type:  Bugs                            |      Status:  reopened   
 Milestone:  To Be Determined                |   Component:  fusion     
   Version:  Boost 1.45.0                    |    Severity:  Showstopper
Resolution:                                  |    Keywords:             
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Comment (by djowel):

 Allow me to reiterate that the proper patch for this is not a global
 rename of nil into something else. nil is part of the interface of fusion
 (and phoenix). It will break backward compatibility of we simply rename
 nil to, say, nil_. The acceptable patch is to do a rename *ONLY* for the
 affected libraries (e.g. LEDA) and platforms with a proper warning that
 nil is being renamed and will therefore break compatibility where/if it's
 used on such platforms or with such libraries.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/5010#comment:9>
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