Neal Becker wrote:
I have the current gcc_xml cvs. It seems to choke on boost-1.37.0, where we
use __is_enum if gcc is 4.3.
Running on gccxml, it seems to identify itself as gcc4.3, but it doesn't seem
to understand __is_enum builtin.
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What's the story here? I think gccxml is really gcc4.2, and doesn't support
this builtin? In that case, how do I run gccxml and tell it to use the gcc4.2
config instead of gcc4.3?
gccxml uses a 4.2 parser internally. It is non-trivial to update the
internal version so I do it only every few versions.
We simulate the preprocessing of the target compiler including its
system headers so that any code generation done based on the xml output
can compile with the target compiler. In order to handle non-standard
code in native headers (including MSVC, Borland, and SGI) we copy them
into a gccxml support directory and patch them. This approach has
worked well for years but gcc 4.3's headers use *alot* of
compiler-specific (4.3-only) extensions.
gccxml distinguishes itself from the preprocessor of the target compiler
by adding these definitions (documented in the man page):
-D__GCCXML__=MMmmpp
MM, mm, and pp are the major, minor, and patch versions of GCC-
XML. This preprocessor symbol identifies GCC-XML to the source
code as it is preprocessed. It can be used to enable GCC-XML-
specific information.
-D__GCCXML_GNUC__=M
Defined to internal GCC parser major version.
-D__GCCXML_GNUC_MINOR__=m
Defined to internal GCC parser minor version.
-D__GCCXML_GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__=p
Defined to internal GCC parser patchlevel.
From boost's point of view gccxml is another compiler identified by the
above macros. I know Boost.Config has some support for gccxml. The
header in question needs to be updated to not use the builtin when the
compiler is identified as gccxml. This is not the first time:
https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/907
For an immediate work-around you can install gcc 4.2 on your system and
tell gccxml to simulate it with the option "--gccxml-compiler g++4.2".
-Brad
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