Re: [Boost-users] Building FileSystem Version 3 static libraries

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Building FileSystem Version 3 static libraries
From: PB (newbarker_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-09-14 09:53:50

On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Roland Bock <rbock_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> On 09/14/2010 11:49 AM, PB wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Bibbo, Joe<Joe.Bibbo_at_[hidden]>  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I have downloaded the boost v1.44 and would like to see if our usage of
>>> the
>>> FileSystem library is
>>> compatible with Version 3 of library. I am having trouble building the
>>>
>
> [...]
>>>
>>> Is there something else I need to configure to build this version of the
>>> library?
>>>
>>
>> It is my understanding that you don't need to specify
>> BOOST_FILESYSTEM_VERSION when building Boost 1.44. This macro is to be
>> placed in the preprocessor settings of a program that uses Boost 1.44.
>>
>>
>
> Better still, if you want to make sure not to use any deprecated stuff
> (which might go away later), you do something like this
>
> #define BOOST_FILESYSTEM_VERSION 3 // for boost 1.44, only
> #define BOOST_FILESYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED
> #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>

Roland,

Just introduced BOOST_FILESYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED and that's picked up a
few more functions I'm using that that are now deprecated.

Thanks,

Pete