On Wed, 2011-02-09 at 14:02 +0100, Kerry, Richard wrote:
I thought someone might ask this ..... I certainly don't "want" to use VC6, but I'm not working on my own on independent programs...
I feel your pain. My team is responsible for some VC6 libraries which really should have been in a bugfixes-only maintenance mode for years now, yet we're still asked to port new functionality to them and do just one more release please honest it's the last time we'll ask really... For cases like this it's well worth being aware of the Intel C++ compiler's ability (up to version 10 anyway; even Intel bid VC6 support goodbye in the latest version 11) to compile modern C++ into VC6 compatible libraries (/Qvc6 option or something like that). Providing you encapsulate stuff well enough (tactical use of pimpl idiom helpful) this lets you integrate big chunks of yummy modern boost-using C++ into legacy VC6-built systems but without resorting to COM or a C-language compatible DLL. I'm told the combination also deals with exceptions better than you'd expect given VC6's poor reputation in that area. Tim