Re: [Boost-users] boost::iequals bug in 1.35?

From: Thorsten Ottosen (thorsten.ottosen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-04-03 04:47:22

Pavol Droba skrev:
> Hi,
> 
> char* is not longer supported as a default range type by the range library.
> you can use const char* literals only.
> 
> You can pass char* only if you convert it to a range using as_literal or as_array
> helpers, that are part of the range library.
> 
> We have to change this since thare were ambiguieties in char* usage.
> 
> Best regards,
> Pavol.
> 
> L Pocaille wrote:
>> The following code was working in boost 1.34
>>
>>    char smurf_name[512];
>>    strcpy(smurf_name, "Schtroumpf");
>>    bool samething= boost::iequals("Schtroumpf", smurf_name);
>>    assert(samething);
>>
>> but it no longer works in 1.35. 

Pavol,

why don't you use as_literal() internally in the string library?
Would that not preserve the behavior?

-Thorsten