Subject: Re: [boost] [mpl] mpl::string, help needed (vacpp, sun, borland)
From: Dmitry Goncharov (dgoncharov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-04-18 10:40:21
Eric Niebler wrote:
> A few days ago, I added mpl::string (a compile-time string class
> template) to trunk. I expected horrific portability problems with my
> use of multi-character literals, but it's not as bad as all that
> judging from the test results. There are only a few failures on
> compilers I don't have access to: vacpp, sun and borland. I invite
> anybody with access to these compilers to "bjam string" in the
> libs/mpl/test directory, try their hand at fixing the problems and
> submitting a patch.
>
> Thanks!
>
I ported mpl::string to sun c++ 5.9 (sunos_sparc) and made sure all
tests in libs/mpl/test/string.cpp pass.
Also verified that gcc-4.3.3 passes all tests on linux with the patch
applied.
Please, find the patch in the attachment.
BR, Dmitry