Re: [Boost-users] BGL + VC7: no bundled properties because of BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION

From: Doug Gregor (dgregor_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-12-16 09:21:22

On Dec 16, 2004, at 8:22 AM, Dan Dimerman wrote:
> Failing to do it by myself, I ask for the group's help to fully 
> understand why I can't use BGL's bundled properties with MS VC7.
> I traced the impediment to the fact that in the configuration header 
> "visualc.hpp" the constant BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION is 
> #defined. This, further on (properties.hpp), causes the 
> BOOST_GRAPH_NO_BUNDLED_PROPERTIES to be #defined.
>
> My question is, what is in this context understood by "template 
> partial specialization" ? I ask, because I'm almost sure I've used 
> this feature in VC7 before, hence my confusion.

Here's a quick introduction: http://www.glenmccl.com/tip_027.htm

I'm pretty sure someone could figure out a way for bundled properties 
to work on VC7, but I have no plans to do so myself. I'll accept a 
patch that does so without breaking other compilers, of course.

        Doug