Re: [Boost-users] Regex no longer builds with toolset=sun

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Regex no longer builds with toolset=sun
From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-06-07 14:46:31

> Unfortunately I don't have that platform to test on... and since we don't
>> have a regular test-runner testing that platform either (care to 
>> volunteer?)
>> I'm afraid I wasn't aware it was broken.  It does build for me on Linux 
>> with
>> sun's compiler though.
>>
>
> Thanks a lot for the quick reply. I've done builds of Boost 1.46.1 with
> versions 5.10 and 5.11 of Sun's compiler. The relevant output is attached.
> The failures are the same with both versions of the compiler. Just to 
> recap,
> this is a 32-bit x86 box running Solaris 10. The builds were done with the
> following characteristics: static linking, multi-threading, release 
> variant.
>
> To summarize: Sun's compiler hates the file regex_primitives.hpp. (Come to
> think of it, that's not even from the regex library, is it?) I apologize 
> for
> blaming the regex library. It appears that the graph library is the 
> problem.

Correct, I suggest you file a bug report against xpressive as that seems to 
be the problem component - Boost.Regex though appears to be OK?

HTH, John.