Re: Building with Sun Workshop 6

From: Paul Mensonides (yg-boost-users_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-02-13 17:01:39

markrday_at_[hidden] wrote:
> I've searched the archives, and haven't found a report of successfully
> building Boost using the Sun Workshop compiler, though some messages
> imply that people are using at least some of the libraries with
> Workshop.
>
> Although I realize we could build the libraries with gcc, we have
> quite a few projects set up in the workshop environment, and I'd like
> to have the option to use Boost libraries with them.  Obviously nobody
> has built an appropriate toolset.  In  my naive attempts to create a
> toolset definiton, and in trying to create a static library from
> components like Date-Time library, I get error messages like:
>
> add_const.hpp, line 34: Warning: Too few arguments in macro
> BOOST_PP_CHECK_2.
>
> There are also errors involving BOOST_PP_LIST_FOR_EACH_I_M (among
> others).
>
> Can anyone offer me hints on how to get started in resolving these?
> Ultimately I'd like to have the whole suite compiled, but for the time
> being I'd be happy just using Date-Time.
>
> I'm willing to build a toolset file for this compiler, but I don't
> seem to have the expertise.  If there's anyone that is able to provide
> guidance, I can put some time into this, and submit a toolset
> definition file so others can use Boost with this compiler.

Try using the following pp-lib configuration:

#define BOOST_PP_CONFIG_FLAGS() BOOST_PP_CONFIG_BCC()

Paul Mensonides