Is VC 6.x the only compiler with this bug? Or does 7.x also have problems? How about compilers from other vendors? Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.683 / Virus Database: 445 - Release Date: 5/12/2004
David B. Held writes:
Is VC 6.x the only compiler with this bug? Or does 7.x also have problems?
VC 6.x exposes it all around, 7.0 only sometimes (but might require a slightly different workaround, see http://tinyurl.com/3x6so), and it's fixed completely in 7.1.
How about compilers from other vendors?
Nope, it's MSVC-specific. -- Aleksey Gurtovoy MetaCommunications Engineering
"Aleksey Gurtovoy" <agurtovoy@meta-comm.com> wrote in message news:005901c43c81$3bf27650$5b44a8c0@metacomm.com...
[...] VC 6.x exposes it all around, 7.0 only sometimes (but might require a slightly different workaround, see http://tinyurl.com/3x6so), and it's fixed completely in 7.1. [...]
Thanks. Is there any reason why someone would use 7.0 instead of 7.1? Is it reasonable to not support 7.0? Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.683 / Virus Database: 445 - Release Date: 5/12/2004
David B. Held <dheld <at> codelogicconsulting.com> writes:
"Aleksey Gurtovoy" <agurtovoy <at> meta-comm.com> wrote in message news:005901c43c81$3bf27650$5b44a8c0 <at> metacomm.com...
[...] VC 6.x exposes it all around, 7.0 only sometimes (but might require a slightly different workaround, see http://tinyurl.com/3x6so), and it's fixed completely in 7.1. [...]
Thanks. Is there any reason why someone would use 7.0 instead of 7.1? Is it reasonable to not support 7.0?
Well, I guess this answer is: it depends. If you're already supporting MSVC 6.0, then probably the work needed to extend it to MSVC 7.0 is reasonably low. My hunch is that, although there's no compelling reason to keep using 7.0, sometimes developers are not in the position to make this sort of decisions, and stick to whatever management force them to. BTW, I'm in need of a tester for Boost.MultiIndex in MSVC 7.0 and CWPro 8.3. I don't have access to any evaluation version of these as they're rather outdated. Volunteers most welcome. Joaquín M López Muñoz Telefónica, Investigación y Desarrollo
"Joaquin M Lopez Munoz" <joaquin@tid.es> wrote in message news:loom.20040518T092614-285@post.gmane.org... David B. Held <dheld <at> codelogicconsulting.com> writes:
[...] Well, I guess this answer is: it depends. If you're already supporting MSVC 6.0, then probably the work needed to extend it to MSVC 7.0 is reasonably low. [...]
Well, I'd like to drop support for 6.x as well. ;) Then it seems to me that there is little reason to support 7.0. Dave --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.683 / Virus Database: 445 - Release Date: 5/12/2004
David B. Held wrote:
Well, I guess this answer is: it depends. If you're already supporting MSVC 6.0, then probably the work needed to extend it to MSVC 7.0 is reasonably low. [...]
Well, I'd like to drop support for 6.x as well. ;) Then it seems to me that there is little reason to support 7.0.
Especially since the command line version of MSVC 7.1 is now available as a free legal download. -- Giovanni Bajo
"Giovanni Bajo" <giovannibajo@libero.it> writes:
David B. Held wrote:
Well, I guess this answer is: it depends. If you're already supporting MSVC 6.0, then probably the work needed to extend it to MSVC 7.0 is reasonably low. [...]
Well, I'd like to drop support for 6.x as well. ;) Then it seems to me that there is little reason to support 7.0.
Especially since the command line version of MSVC 7.1 is now available as a free legal download.
I don't mean to make an argument in favor of supporting vc6 (I am agnostic on that point), but I should point out that the free availability of vc7.1 makes *no* difference for those people whose organizations don't permit them to upgrade. That said, there are fewer and fewer of those as time goes on. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting http://www.boost-consulting.com
On Thu, 20 May 2004 11:19:17 -0400, David Abrahams wrote
Well, I'd like to drop support for 6.x as well. ;) Then it seems to me that there is little reason to support 7.0.
Especially since the command line version of MSVC 7.1 is now available as a free legal download.
I don't mean to make an argument in favor of supporting vc6 (I am agnostic on that point), but I should point out that the free availability of vc7.1 makes *no* difference for those people whose organizations don't permit them to upgrade. That said, there are fewer and fewer of those as time goes on.
Agreed. There is another complication because vc7.1 requires Win2K or XP. So the free compiler download does no good if you are using an older OS. Jeff
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