Re: [Boost-Users] Compiler status: win32 question

From: Jeremy Siek (jsiek_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-12-18 10:51:25

On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, kelvinlao wrote:
kelvin> Does a failure on the Compiler Status chart
kelvin> http://www.boost.org/status/cs-win32.html indicate that a certain
kelvin> compiler cannot use the boost libraries fully?
kelvin> Take for instance, the failure of Visual C++ reported against
kelvin> libs/concept_check/class_concept_fail_expected.cpp: What exactly does
kelvin> this failure mean to a user of the boost libraries?  Does it render
kelvin> the boost library or some portion therein unusable by the VC++
kelvin> programmer?

Yes, it usually means some portion is unusable. In this example, it means
that the BOOST_CLASS_REQUIRES macro cannot be used with VC++. However, the
rest of the concept checking library can be used with VC++.

Cheers,
Jeremy

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