Re: [Boost-testing] Boost compatibility with Old Compilers

Subject: Re: [Boost-testing] Boost compatibility with Old Compilers
From: chin (sg0037464_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-10-14 23:24:40

Thanks for posting, 

So does it mean, that for Solaris where we are using Sun WorkShop 6 update 2
C++ 5.3, we will have to update our Compiler version?

Steven Watanabe-4 wrote:
> 
> AMDG
> 
> chin wrote:
>> We are planning to use Boost version 1.39 on Windows. In docs i found the
>> following:
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> <snip>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> My concern is:
>> We are supposed to use Boost both for Linux and Solaris, but the
>> compilers
>> being used are slightly old.
>> On Debian Linux we have GCC 3.3
> 
> Some libraries may work with this version.  I believe that we were
> testing under compilers based on gcc 3.3 until pretty recently.
> 
>> and on Solaris we have Sun WorkShop 6 update
>> 2 C++ 5.3.
>>   
> 
> I don't think that this version has ever been supported by Boost.
> 
>> Is Boost compatible with these versions?  Does this list mean that Boost
>> is
>> not compatible with older versions of Compiler?
>>   
> 
> In Christ,
> Steven Watanabe
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