Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6131: #define foreach BOOST_FOREACH causes weird compile error in certain circumstances with boost 1.48

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6131: #define foreach BOOST_FOREACH causes weird compile error in certain circumstances with boost 1.48
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-12-10 21:43:46

#6131: #define foreach BOOST_FOREACH causes weird compile error in certain
circumstances with boost 1.48
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  Reporter:  loonycyborg       |       Owner:  eric_niebler
      Type:  Bugs              |      Status:  closed      
 Milestone:  To Be Determined  |   Component:  foreach     
   Version:  Boost 1.50.0      |    Severity:  Problem     
Resolution:  fixed             |    Keywords:              
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Comment (by eric_niebler):

 Renaming the `foreach` namespace would be a breaking change. There are
 templates in the `foreach` namespace that end-users have specialized to
 make `BOOST_FOREACH` work with their types. All that would break if the
 `foreach` namespace changed.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6131#comment:23>
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