Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7839: Boost.Locale does not build against ICU4C 52.1.1 on Windows Vista

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7839: Boost.Locale does not build against ICU4C 52.1.1 on Windows Vista
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-01-05 01:34:53

#7839: Boost.Locale does not build against ICU4C 52.1.1 on Windows Vista
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  Reporter:  Jason Erb <jason.erb@…>            |       Owner:  artyom    
      Type:  Bugs                               |      Status:  closed    
 Milestone:  To Be Determined                   |   Component:  locale    
   Version:  Boost 1.52.0                       |    Severity:  Problem   
Resolution:  invalid                            |    Keywords:  locale icu
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Comment (by Jason Erb <jason.erb@…>):

 This does not appear to be a naive user error (as you continue to
 suggest).  On Windows, I build boost as follows, where %Icu% is the ICU
 root directory *and* the directory in which the allinone.sln solution
 places the build products ("bin/", "include/", etc.):

 {{{
 call .\bootstrap --with-icu="%Icu%"
 call .\b2 boost.locale.icu=on boost.locale.std=off -sICU_PATH="%Icu%"
 --with-chrono --with-locale --with-system --with-thread link=static stage
 }}}

 On further investigation, neither include directory (in 49.1.2 or 50.1.1)
 contains the file "unicode/enumset.h" on Windows, but only the 50.1.1
 include directory on Mac does (the include directory in 49.1.2 on Mac does
 not).  Indeed, the include was added to "unicode/decimfmt.h" in 50.1.1,
 and it is only included when the macro UCONFIG_NO_FORMATTING is false.

 As such, the problem appears to be with the default ICU 50.1.1 windows
 build via the provided allinone.sln file, rather than with boost.locale,
 so I will leave this ticket closed.

 It is not a priority at present for me to continue investigating why
 boost.locale's primary dependency is broken.  As boost.locale's
 maintainer, you might consider making it one of yours and filing a bug
 with ICU as necessary.  And you might also consider being less rude to
 your users.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/7839#comment:7>
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