Boost, VC++5 and PThreads-Win32 [newbee]

From: Regis Desgroppes (yg-boost-users_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-11-19 07:58:31

Hello,

I have to use Boost with VC++5 even if it this compiler isn't supposed
to be supported. That's because we have a quite huge software developped
with VC++5 and we don't have enough time to re-pass the entire test book
(several hundreds of pages with 10 pixel-sized fonts).

By disabling the #error directive in the compiler configuration hpp
file, I'm surprised to see all seem to work fine. So my 1st question is
:
- Why such a #error directive ?

Moreover, I have a POSIX.1c compliant threads implementation under WIN32
(PThreads Win32 downloaded from the RedHat site) that I want to use. So
my 2nd question is :
- What are the right minimum set of #define's I have to put (_REENTRANT,
_POSIX_THREADS, BOOST_DISABLE_WIN32, etc.) ?

Thank you very, very, much in advance,
Best regards,
Regis.