[Boost-users] Re: Re: Q: W4003 with vc7 boost=1.32 in date_time lib

From: Vyacheslav E. Andrejev (vandrejev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-11-30 00:59:44

Hello Victor,

VW> why not? all C++ users are supposed to know that they have to
VW> #define  NOMINMAX if they're going to use windows?  and if my
VW> defining it beforehand  doesn't break anything, then neither would
VW> their doing it automatically.
VW> 

There are dozens of libraries that doesn't concern to boost. I see no reasons for boost to explicitly support neither windows nor other external libraries that violates rules for standard integrity. It's my IMHO. 

NOMINMAX is a windows stuff, so just use it in you project, that's all.

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Vyacheslav E. Andrejev
System Architect, Excelsior, LLC