OK apparently it's just a leftover from the VC++6.0 days. (or maybe early VC7) IF one doesn't set the option to "disable language extensions" auto_link will work just fine. I'm personally puzzled as to why we still need the "language extensions" to use the boost library (since I altered auto_link.hpp on MY system to allow ANY _MSC_VER >= 1300 and it appears to be functioning) I DO note there is a comment in visualc.hpp that says /Za problem with VC7 =========================================================== 1.14 (johnmadd 11-May-02): #if !defined(_MSC_EXTENSIONS) && !defined(BOOST_NO_DEPENDENT_TYPES_IN_TEMPLATE_VALUE_PARAMETERS) // VC7 bug with /Za 1.9 (johnmadd 28-Mar-02): # define BOOST_NO_DEPENDENT_TYPES_IN_TEMPLATE_VALUE_PARAMETERS 1.9 (johnmadd 28-Mar-02): #endif =========================================================== That was a while back. Does VC7.1 still have the same problem? Are we warranted in disabling auto-link because _MSC_EXTENSIONS isn't #define'd? If we're going to leave the libraries the way they are, perhaps some documentation somewhere that mentions these requirements for options in order to use the libraries is indicated. At Tuesday 2004-02-03 09:40, you wrote:
Surely you jest!!! you're going to break EVERY program out there that uses the date_time stuff!!!! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE!!! I've been bitching about this "let's include the revision number" in the library name junk since it was first proposed and was _assured_ that it wouldn't be a problem for the user.
well it IS a problem for the user
At Tuesday 2004-02-03 05:36, you wrote:
At 04:41 AM 2/3/2004, Victor A. Wagner, Jr. wrote:
Yes, I mean the autolink stuff. I trust we are NOT going to release 1.31 withOUT the autolink stuff working.
Sorry. Too late.
--Beman
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