Re: [Boost-users] [Boost.Test] BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL and std::type_info

From: Paul S. Strauss (pss_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-06-11 01:42:45

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:47:59 -0700, Steven Watanabe <watanabesj_at_[hidden]>  
wrote:

> AMDG
>
> Paul S. Strauss wrote:
>> I can't seem to get BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL with std::type_info
>> instances to compile with g++,
>> version (GCC) 4.1.2 20070925 (Red Hat 4.1.2-33)
>> <snip>
>> g++ complains that there isn't an operator<< for type_info
>> in the BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL, even though it is used just fine
>> on the previous line.
>
> Your operator<< cannot be found by ADL.  There are a couple of ways  
> around this.
> * you can put operator<< in namespace std.  (Technically illegal)
> * you can declare it before including any Boost.Test headers.

Thanks for the advice.  FYI: Adding it to namespace std worked,
but yuck.  Moving it before the Test headers did not.

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Paul S. Strauss                             pss_at_[hidden]