Re: [Boost-users] [ASIO|Thread] Advice for removing MFC/ afxwin.h dependancies

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [ASIO|Thread] Advice for removing MFC/ afxwin.h dependancies
From: Jeff Flinn (TriumphSprint2000_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-05-25 13:47:53

smbrown_at_[hidden] wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've inherited a windows C++ application which I've extended and that I'm 
> now preparing for porting to Linux.
> 
> I'm going through the app removing any MFC code replacing it with standard 
> C++. I use Boost asio and thread and they seem to be requiring me to 
> include afxwin.h before any boost includes or it won't build complaining 
> that Winsock.h or Windows.h has alreday been included. 
> 
> I can bodge around those errors, but then the code doesn't link as new and 
> delete have already been referenced from an afx lib.
> 
> Is there any general advice for Boost/MFC coexistance or MFC removal?

FYI, I'm using both boost::asio and boost::thread across mac and windows 
portably and without a need to explicitly include windows headers.

Jeff