--- multi_index_container.hpp	Sat Jul 24 05:20:30 2010
+++ multi_index_container_patch.hpp	Thu Nov  4 12:53:36 2010
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
 #define BOOST_MULTI_INDEX_CHECK_INVARIANT
 #endif
 
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_INITIALIZER_LISTS)
+#include <initializer_list>
+#endif
+
 namespace boost{
 
 namespace multi_index{
@@ -125,6 +129,24 @@
   typedef typename super::index_type_list         super_index_type_list;
 #endif
 
+  template<typename InputIterator>
+  void iterator_initialize(InputIterator first,InputIterator last)
+  {
+    BOOST_MULTI_INDEX_CHECK_INVARIANT;
+    BOOST_TRY{
+      iterator hint=super::end();
+      for(;first!=last;++first){
+        hint=super::make_iterator(insert_(*first,hint.get_node()).first);
+      }
+    }
+    BOOST_CATCH(...){
+      clear_();
+      BOOST_RETHROW;
+    }
+    BOOST_CATCH_END
+  }
+
+
 public:
   /* All types are inherited from super, a few are explicitly
    * brought forward here to save us some typename's.
@@ -228,19 +250,25 @@
     super(args_list,bfm_allocator::member),
     node_count(0)
   {
-    BOOST_MULTI_INDEX_CHECK_INVARIANT;
-    BOOST_TRY{
-      iterator hint=super::end();
-      for(;first!=last;++first){
-        hint=super::make_iterator(insert_(*first,hint.get_node()).first);
-      }
-    }
-    BOOST_CATCH(...){
-      clear_();
-      BOOST_RETHROW;
-    }
-    BOOST_CATCH_END
+    iterator_initialize(first, last);
+  }
+
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_INITIALIZER_LISTS)
+  template<typename U>
+  multi_index_container(std::initializer_list<U> init):
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__IBMCPP__,<=600)
+    bfm_allocator(typename mpl::identity<multi_index_container>::type::allocator_type()),
+    super(typename mpl::identity<multi_index_container>::type::ctor_args_list(),
+          bfm_allocator::member),
+#else
+    bfm_allocator(allocator_type()),
+    super(ctor_args_list(),bfm_allocator::member),
+#endif
+    node_count(0)
+  {
+    iterator_initialize(init.begin(), init.end());
   }
+#endif
 
   multi_index_container(
     const multi_index_container<Value,IndexSpecifierList,Allocator>& x):