Sun Solaris Forte 8 and boost_1_31_0

Tom Aratari

1 Jul 2004 1 Jul '04

6:44 p.m.

Hello, Has anyone gotten boost_1_31 to compile with Forte 8.0 (__SUNPRO_CC = x550) ? I get errors for the boost::iterator. Also, does anyone know if the next release of boost will be compatible with forte 8.0? Thanks Tom

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David Abrahams

1 Jul 1 Jul

9:08 p.m.

"Tom Aratari" writes:

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Hello, Has anyone gotten boost_1_31 to compile with Forte 8.0 (__SUNPRO_CC = x550) ? I get errors for the boost::iterator.

I don't know about that particular version, but historically Sun compilers have had such lousy template support that getting Boost to work on them has been all but hopeless. Sun 0x560 is showing 54% failures at http://www.boost.org/regression-logs/cs-SunOS.html.

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Also, does anyone know if the next release of boost will be compatible with forte 8.0?

Very unlikely. Sun needs to fix their darned compiler before we stand much of a chance with it. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting http://www.boost-consulting.com

Christopher Currie

2 Jul 2 Jul

1:21 p.m.

David Abrahams wrote:

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"Tom Aratari" writes:

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Also, does anyone know if the next release of boost will be compatible with forte 8.0?

Very unlikely. Sun needs to fix their darned compiler before we stand much of a chance with it.

Yes, I think the real question is whether the next release of the Sun compiler will be compatible with Boost. The more pressure Sun gets from its customers, the more likely it is that this will happen, so I encourage you to let Sun know that Boost is important to you. -- Christopher Currie

Tom Aratari

2:46 p.m.

----- Original Message ----- From: "David Abrahams" "David Abrahams" wrote in message news:u7jtnsafe.fsf@boost-consulting.com...

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"Tom Aratari" writes:

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Hello, Has anyone gotten boost_1_31 to compile with Forte 8.0 (__SUNPRO_CC = x550) ? I get errors for the boost::iterator.

I don't know about that particular version, but historically Sun compilers have had such lousy template support that getting Boost to work on them has been all but hopeless. Sun 0x560 is showing 54% failures at http://www.boost.org/regression-logs/cs-SunOS.html.

Tell me about it! I have to cross platform compile many things, and templating on Forte is not fun. But the template support in Forte 8 is MUCH improved over 7.2 .. The syntax is weird but I have gotten things to compile.

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Also, does anyone know if the next release of boost will be compatible with forte 8.0?

Very unlikely. Sun needs to fix their darned compiler before we stand much of a chance with it.

That might take an eternity :) Tom

Christopher Currie

4:46 p.m.

Tom Aratari wrote:

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Tell me about it! I have to cross platform compile many things, and templating on Forte is not fun. But the template support in Forte 8 is MUCH improved over 7.2 .. The syntax is weird but I have gotten things to compile.

Patches are always welcome ... :-) -- Christopher Currie

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