[Boost-users] Re: multitoken program_options in vc++6

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-31 09:27:00

James E Taylor wrote:

>> To begin with, do you realize the the variables_map class is seriously
>> broken with vc6 -- you can't call the 'as' method of the variable_value
>> class that variables_map::operator[] returns.
>> 
>> Or you know some way around this?
>> 
>> - Volodya
> 
> I've been using the boost::any value directly to get around the as<>
> problem.  

Hmm.. I indented to drop support for vc6, actually.

> Is there any way of getting multitoken values working? 

I'll soon commit a rewritten command line parser, which might fix the issue.
What kind of exception are you getting? 

- Volodya