[Boost-users] Re: Any interest in type_traits workaround macros for illconforming compilers?

From: Jonathan Turkanis (technews_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-12-22 17:02:41

Ray Hilton wrote:
> Something along theese lines
> #include <boost\type_traits.hpp>
>
> #define BOOST_REMOVE_POINTER(arg) \
> namespace boost \
> { \
> template <> \
> struct remove_pointer<arg*> \
> { \
>  typedef arg type; \
> }; \
> } // end namespace boost
>
> user file
>
> struct abc
> {
>     object x;
>     object b;
> };
> BOOST_REMOVE_POINTER(abc)
>
> boosts remove_pointer<T> will now work as expected for abc types
>
> Do such macros already exist in boost?

Yes. Use BOOST_BROKEN_COMPILER_TYPE_TRAITS_SPECIALIZATION, as described in the
docs below this table:

http://www.boost.org/libs/type_traits/index.html#transformations

Jonathan