Workaround for an internal compiler error in VC6 when compiled with STLport iostreams. --- boost/date_time/date_formatting.hpp.orig 2004-12-13 14:09:35.404548400 -0500 +++ boost/date_time/date_formatting.hpp 2004-12-12 17:42:53.000000000 -0500 @@ -27,7 +27,16 @@ template<class month_type, class format_type, class charT=char> class month_formatter { - public: +// Workaround for ICE in MSVC 6 when building with STLport IOstreams +#if defined (BOOST_MSVC) && BOOST_MSVC <= 1200 && \ + (defined(__SGI_STL_PORT) || defined(_STLPORT_VERSION)) && \ + !defined (_STLP_NO_OWN_IOSTREAMS) + private: + typedef std::basic_ostream<charT> _ostream_type; + public: + static _ostream_type &format_month(const month_type& month, _ostream_type &os) +#else + public: //! Formats a month as as string into an ostream /*! This function demands that month_type provide * functions for converting to short and long strings @@ -35,6 +44,7 @@ */ static std::basic_ostream<charT>& format_month(const month_type& month, std::basic_ostream<charT>& os) +#endif { switch (format_type::month_format()) {