Re: [boost] BOOST_MSVC versus _MSC_VER

From: Tobias Schwinger (tschwinger_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-08 06:14:00

Paul A Bristow wrote:
> Is there still a reason why we need to use BOOST_MSVC?  (rather
> than always using _MSC_VER?)

Yes: Some compilers (e.g. Intel/Win32) pretend to be MSVC by defining 
_MSC_VER. Boost.Config defines BOOST_MSVC for the real MSVC only.

Regards,
Tobias