Re: [Boost-users] Unicode support in boost?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Unicode support in boost?
From: Igor R (boost.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-09-08 01:56:09

> When I took a look at codes under "thread', I found there are some places where
> BOOST_NO_ANSI_APIS is related
>
> ( for example in once.hpp )
>
> #ifdef BOOST_NO_ANSI_APIS
> Â Â Â  typedef wchar_t once_char_type
> #else
> Â Â Â  typedef char once_char_type
> #endif
>
> I am wondering if the boost_thread is NOT related to Unicode ( some said so??? ), why are there some codes above??
>
> My basic question is How to build Unicode version of the library ( boost_thread...1-47)?
>
> just defining BOOST_NO_ANSI_APIS in file is enough???

So you mean xxxA/xxxW pairs of WinAPI.
BOOST_NO_ANSI_APIS causes to select xxxW, and it is automatically
defined for WinCE where only xxxW exist.
If you define it manually, you should do this both in bjam line
(define=BOOST_NO_ANSI_APIS), and before you include boost headers in
your program.