Re: [Boost-users] c++/cli & file.h

On 08.12.2014 13:28, Michael Powell wrote:

On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 4:34 AM, It neophyte wrote:

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hi

I was told, no by someone, but need further feedback to be sure. Where did they get their information from?

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quick question: could boost headers (.h) be complied in c++/cli project? I would say in a couple of words: 1) it depends, and, 2) try it.

The thing you have to remember about C++/CLI is that it is a C++ language extension extending C++ into the .NET environment.

With that in mind, it can seem very schizophrenic at times; it's C++, no it's .NET, it's C++, it's .NET, etc, etc. What do I mean by that?

* You can make the same C++ includes that you would in any other C++ program * However, you are actually describing, for example, *.NET classes* (or other constructs) via C++ You can actually do both - describe objects that are the same as they would be when compiled natively with C++ (unmanaged objects) and .NET (managed) objects. And you use C++ language syntax (albeit extended) to do that, * As such you can make the same sort of .NET references, using clauses, etc, as you would in a C# program, for instance, if memory serves

That being said, I was successful in extending Boost.Units into a .NET Quantity based simulation. GC was an issue, but otherwise, things worked pretty well.

Boost.Units is header only, and I haven't tried for other libraries. You might have some issues if you needed collections, you probably want to shy away from smart pointers, except under the hood, things of this nature.

Check the MSDN for the precise verbiage. There are plenty of blogs and other resources.

It would depend on the boost library. C++/CLI in the current incarnation (well, VS2013, don't know about 2014) does have some limitations, and some C++11 standard libraries cannot be used. std::thread and friends among them. I don't know whether that would extend to boost::thread. Smart pointers shouldn't be a problem as long as they are used in the code belonging to unmanaged objects. So the only way to really tell is to try those you need. Leon