Predefined macro __ppc not checked by various boost headers

[gshapiro@…]

Various boost headers implement variant definitions and logic depending on the processor defined for the compilation. There are variations taking into account compilation on the powerpc family of processors but some of the headers in question do not include checking for powerpc compilation via presence of the __ppc predefined macro (they check against other predefineds: __ppc__, __powerpc__, etc, but the WindRiver vxworks gnu compiler for powerpc only defines __ppc).

Boost headers in question:

boost/detail/endian.hpp
boost/interprocess/detail/atomic.hpp
boost/numeric/interval/hw_rounding.hpp
boost/numeric/interval/detail/ppc_rounding_control.hpp

The trunk was checked to be certain that fixes had not yet been applied. No other related bug reports found either.

[gshapiro@…]

patch file for fixes to problem described in ticket

[viboes]

Please, do a ticket by component so that the author can take care of it.

[gshapiro@…]

Replying to viboes:

Please, do a ticket by component so that the author can take care of it.

Vincent, thanks for your response. I did not know what the correct procedure was. I have no problem entering individual tickets by component, but one question: what component is appropriate for endian.hpp that is located in the top-level detail directory?