> Boost.Config uses _POSIX_VERSION to determine wether sigaction() > is available. The presence of _POSIX_VERSION doesn't indicate > wether the POSIX API has actually been enabled. > > If we want to use Boost.Config to take care of this then > Boost.Config also has to check wether POSIX has been enabled. > This would be a very tedious task. glibc uses a plethora of > flags to enable POSIX, other implementations probably will > also add some flags.
It would be very tedious to repeat this check in every place that needs to rely on POSIX API. I think the Boost.Config is the very place to make a fix. Could you submit a patch for the compilers you know about? Our Boost.Config maintainer will need to varify and admit it in though. Gennadiy. _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
