Re: [Boost-users] Generating a unique symbol

From: Pavel Vozenilek (pavel_vozenilek_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-06-18 00:03:19

"Martin Slater" wrote:
>
> Is there anything in boost that will generate a guarenteed unique
> symbol, possibly based on file and line? I've had a look through the
> preprocessor library but cannot see anything. Strict portabilty is not
> an issue as my only requirement is for vc7.1.
>

This has been discussed several times, e.g.
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/2058138
and
http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/boost/2241723

I do not know how much do they work with VC7.1
(or whether they work at all).

/Pavel