[Boost-users] int64_t in boost/cstdint.h with GCC -std=c++98 or -ansi

From: Aaron W. LaFramboise (aaronblue6_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-12 12:45:52

Hi,

I noticed that boost/cstdint.h does not define int64_t when GCC is in 
strict mode (-ansi or -std=c++98) on MinGW, Cygwin, and probably other 
major platforms.  This seems to be because boost/cstdint.h refuses to 
define the type if ULLONG_MAX (or ULONG_LONG_MAX or ULONGLONG_MAX) is 
not defined, even if BOOST_HAS_LONG_LONG is defined.  GCC, quite 
correctly, will not define these macros in strict mode.

However, the library still probably should be defining this type. 
Ideally, there would be a GCC-specific work-around to prevent warnings 
on the use of long long in strict mode.

In particular, I am using the date_time library which depends on 
int64_t.  It would be very unfortunate and a little silly if I could not 
use date_time in GCC's strict mode.

How would it be best to fix this?

Aaron