[boost] Re: [static_assert] Regression with gcc 3.4.2?

From: David B. Held (dheld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-09-18 15:03:15

Jonathan Turkanis wrote:
> [...]
> Apparently gcc is right. See
> http://listarchives.boost.org/MailArchives/boost/msg06980.php.
> 
> The suggested workaround (maybe that's the wrong term, if it's not a bug) is:
> 
>     template<class T> struct always_false
>     {
>         enum { value = 0 };
>     };
> 
>     template <typename T>
>     struct foo
>     {
>          void bar(void)
>          {
>              BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(always_false<T>::value);
>          }
>     };

Ok, thanks.  Should the always_false<> template get added somewhere
permanent, or should we have a special case like
BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT_FALSE?

Dave