Re: [Boost-users] Boost configuration - particularly no wchar

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Boost configuration - particularly no wchar
From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-06-13 07:05:03

>Our compiler does not support wchar.
>I have found that #defining BOOST_NO_STD_WSTRING and 
>BOOST_NO_INTRINSIC_WCHAR_T
>helps the compilation but I suspect there is a correct place or method of 
>defining this.
>Could someone point me at the documentation for this please?

Take a look at 
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_46_1/libs/config/doc/html/boost_config/boost_macro_reference.html#boost_config.boost_macro_reference.macros_that_describe_defects

and search for "wchar" and you'll a bunch of relevant macros,

HTH, John.

PS boost/config/user_config.hpp is the place for custom configs, see also: 
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_46_1/libs/config/doc/html/index.html#boost_config.configuring_boost_for_your_platform