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

From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-11-30 07:25:03

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 05:59:44 +0000 (UTC), Vyacheslav E. Andrejev wrote
> 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.

I think there are reasons when on windows to not just undef these -- like when
using ATL. Eric Niebler actually made most of these changes between 1.31/1.32
for all of boost -- not just date-time.  Eric any thoughts on this problem/thread?

Jeff