I'd consider the current boost code a bug.
After all, it is templatized on Char/Traits, yet uses a value coming
from a (possibly) different instantiation.
Andre'
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Index: boost/format/parsing.hpp
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RCS file: /usr/local/lyx/cvsroot/lyx-devel/boost/boost/format/parsing.hpp,v
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -p -r1.4 parsing.hpp
--- boost/format/parsing.hpp 20 Mar 2003 23:09:17 -0000 1.4
+++ boost/format/parsing.hpp 30 Jun 2003 11:40:50 -0000
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ void basic_format<Ch, Traits> ::parse(co
// A: find upper_bound on num_items and allocates arrays
i1=0;
- while( (i1=buf.find(arg_mark,i1)) != string::npos )
+ while( (i1=buf.find(arg_mark,i1)) != string_t::npos )
{
if( i1+1 >= buf.size() ) {
if(exceptions() & io::bad_format_string_bit)
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ void basic_format<Ch, Traits> ::parse(co
typename string_t::size_type i0 = i1;
bool special_things=false;
int cur_it=0;
- while( (i1=buf.find(arg_mark,i1)) != string::npos )
+ while( (i1=buf.find(arg_mark,i1)) != string_t::npos )
{
string_t & piece = (cur_it==0) ? prefix_ : items_[cur_it-1].appendix_;
