I have ripped out the std_min/std_max functions. They were a less-than-perfect solution to the problems caused by the min/max macros defined by some platform headers. I have fixed all the places in the Boost affected by this change, and I have also updated the coding guidelines. For your references, the guidelines are reproduced here: Make sure your code compiles in the presence of the min() and max() macros. Some platform headers define min() and max() macros which cause some common C++ constructs to fail to compile. Some simple tricks can protect your code from inappropriate macro substitution: If you want to call std::min() or std::max(): If you do not require argument-dependent look-up, use (std::min)(a,b). If you do require argument-dependent look-up, you should: #include <boost/minmax.hpp> Use BOOST_USING_STD_MIN(); to bring std::min() into the current scope. Use min BOOST_PREVENT_MACRO_SUBSTITUTION (a,b); to make an argument-dependent call to min(a,b). If you want to call std::numeric_limits<int>::max(), use (std::numeric_limits<int>::max)() instead. If you want to call a min() or max() member function, instead to doing obj.min(), use (obj.min)(). If you want to declare or define a function or a member function named min or max, then you must use the BOOST_PREVENT_MACRO_SUBSTITUTION macro. Instead of writing int min() { return 0; } you should write int min BOOST_PREVENT_MACRO_SUBSTITUTION () { return 0; } This is true regardless if the function is a free (namespace scope) function, a member function or a static member function, and it applies for the function declaration as well as the function definition. Thanks. -- Eric Niebler Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com