On 12/05/17 17:46, Damien Buhl via Boost wrote:
Dear Boost,
MSVC differs from GCC & Clang in the way it present the pretty_name of a type_info within Type Index.
Indeed for the following type : struct why {};
Is presented as `struct why` while on GCC it is `why`.
Is there any reason why pretty_name wouldn't strip / add the information from one of the compiler in order to reach a cross-plaftorm string name of types ?
MSVC:http://rextester.com/QNMB58390 <http://rextester.com/QNMB58390>
GCC: http://coliru.stacked-crooked.com/a/1aa52003605d4936
Would such a patch to the library be possible & welcome ? Best regards,
I think any attempt to make the type names portable/compatible is futile and only adds overhead that is otherwise useless. IMHO, the library should return the name as the underlying compiler/ABI does, with no attempt to post-process it beyond demangling.