[boost] Borland patch for Boost Test

5 Jun 2005


      THe following patch should allow Borland BCB6 to pass the
boost_check_equal_str test case.  The problem appears to be
pointer-decay of arrays.

cvs diff -w boost\test\test_tools.hpp (in directory D:\Projects\boost)
Index: boost/test/test_tools.hpp
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RCS file: /cvsroot/boost/boost/boost/test/test_tools.hpp,v
retrieving revision 1.53
diff -w -r1.53 test_tools.hpp
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#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564))
template<typename T, std::size_t N >
struct print_log_value< T[N] > {
    void    operator()( std::ostream& ostr, T const* t )
    {   
        ostr << t; // by default print the value
    }
};
#endif
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#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x564))
// Borland suffers premature pointer decay passing arrays by reference
template<typename T, std::size_t N >
struct print_helper_t< T[ N ] > {
    explicit    print_helper_t( T const * t ) : m_t( t ) {}
T const *   m_t;
};
#endif
-- 
AlisdairM