From: Daniel James (daniel_james_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-04-25 05:28:25
2008/4/24 Peter Dimov <pdimov_at_[hidden]>:
> Daniel James:
>
> > 2008/4/24 Jens Seidel <jensseidel_at_[hidden]>:
> >>
> >> > http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/44440
> >>
> >> Is this really a problem? It affects only a private header file in
> >> detail/ no user should use. The changelog isn't very verbose but
> >> "Disable sync use for arm and hppa." could be justified if the previous
> >> code was just buggy or unsupported (no need to keep the some compilation
> >> bug for a new version as in the old one).
> >
> > Well, I don't know the story behind that change, but if the 1.35
> > version compiles...
>
> It doesn't (on ARM and HP PA-RISC). (Actually it compiles but doesn't link.)
Does that mean that if GCC adds support for the functions used the
sync counted base it'll create an ABI incompatibility? Which isn't a
real problem, but such fun.