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 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/boost/boost/boost/test/test_tools.hpp,v retrieving revision 1.53 diff -w -r1.53 test_tools.hpp 285a286,296

#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