Re: [Boost-users] [boost] [release] Boost 1.70.0 Beta 1 is now available

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [boost] [release] Boost 1.70.0 Beta 1 is now available
From: Craig Henderson (hello_at_[hidden])
Date: 2019-03-19 15:30:56

On Tue, 19 Mar 2019 at 15:11, Marshall Clow via Boost-users <
boost-users_at_[hidden]> wrote:

>
>
> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 2:43 AM Rainer Deyke via Boost <
> boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>> On 13.03.19 15:49, Marshall Clow via Boost wrote:
>> > For details of what's in the release, see <
>> > https://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_70_0.html>.
>> >
>> > Please download the beta, give it a try, and report any problems you
>> > encounter.
>>
>> I want to report a problem.
>>
>> Boost.Test is broken when cross-compiling for Windows on Linux using a
>> case-sensitive file system because it #includes <Windows.h> instead of
>> <windows.h> on line 32 of boost/test/utils/timer.hpp.
>>
>
> I did a quick grep through the boost sources, and found:
> * About 250 #includes of "windows.h" (all lower case)
> * Zero #includes of "Windows.h" (upper-case 'W')
> (and a reference to changing one instance in Boost.Test from "Windows.h"
> to "windows.h" for 1.67.0)
>
> We may or may not be correct, but we're quite consistent.
>
> -- Marshall
>

The Windows SDK spells it with a captial W. On Windows, it doesn't matter,
but I suggest the "Windows on Linux" system that is being used is
incorrect. This should be solvable with soft links.

c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.16299.0\um\Windows.h
c:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.17763.0\um\Windows.h

-- Craig