Add VS2026 to Drone

.drone.jsonnet

@@ -382,26 +382,33 @@ local windows_pipeline(name, image, environment, arch = "amd64") =
     ),
 
     linux_pipeline(
-        "Linux 24.04 Clang 19 UBSAN",
+        "Linux 24.04 Clang 19",
         "cppalliance/droneubuntu2404:1",
-        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-19', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,20,2b' } + ubsan,
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-19', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,20,2b' },
         "clang-19",
     ),
 
     linux_pipeline(
-        "Linux 24.04 Clang 19 ASAN",
+        "Linux 24.04 Clang 20 UBSAN",
         "cppalliance/droneubuntu2404:1",
-        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-19', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,20,2b' } + asan,
-        "clang-19",
-    ),
-
-    linux_pipeline(
-        "Linux 25.04 Clang 20",
-        "cppalliance/droneubuntu2504:1",
-        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-20', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,20,23,2c' },
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-20', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,20,23,2c' } + ubsan,
         "clang-20",
     ),
 
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 24.04 Clang 20 ASAN",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu2404:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-20', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,20,23,2c' } + asan,
+        "clang-20",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 25.10 Clang 21",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu2510:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-21', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,20,23,2c' },
+        "clang-21",
+    ),
+
     macos_pipeline(
         "MacOS 10.15 Xcode 12.2 UBSAN",
         { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,1z' } + ubsan,
@@ -447,4 +454,10 @@ local windows_pipeline(name, image, environment, arch = "amd64") =
         "cppalliance/dronevs2022:1",
         { TOOLSET: 'msvc-14.3', CXXSTD: '14,17,20,latest', ADDRMD: '32,64' },
     ),
+
+    windows_pipeline(
+        "Windows VS2026 msvc-14.5",
+        "cppalliance/dronevs2026:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'msvc-14.5', CXXSTD: '14,17,20,latest', ADDRMD: '32,64' },
+    ),
 ]

appveyor.yml

@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ environment:
     - APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: Visual Studio 2019
       TOOLSET: clang-win
       ADDRMD: 64
-      CXXSTD: 14,17,20,latest
+      CXXSTD: 14,17
+
+    - APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: Visual Studio 2019
+      TOOLSET: clang-win
+      ADDRMD: 64
+      CXXSTD: 20,latest
 
     - APPVEYOR_BUILD_WORKER_IMAGE: Visual Studio 2015
       ADDPATH: C:\cygwin\bin;

benchmark/Jamfile

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Copyright 2020, 2025 Peter Dimov
+# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+
+project : default-build release <link>static <cxxstd>17
+    : requirements <library>/boost/core//boost_core ;
+
+exe sv_find_first_of : sv_find_first_of.cpp ;
+exe sv_find_first_not_of : sv_find_first_not_of.cpp ;

benchmark/sv_find_first_not_of.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+// Copyright 2021, 2025 Peter Dimov
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+#include <boost/utility/string_view.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/detail/string_view.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/type_name.hpp>
+#include <boost/cstdint.hpp>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace std::chrono_literals;
+
+template<class Sv> void test()
+{
+    constexpr char const* q1 = "{";
+    constexpr char const* q2 = "<(";
+    constexpr char const* q3 = " :=";
+    constexpr char const* q4 = " \t\r\n";
+    constexpr char const* q6 = " \t\r\n\f\v";
+    constexpr char const* q10 = "0123456789";
+    constexpr char const* q52 = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
+
+    constexpr std::size_t npos = static_cast<std::size_t>( -1 );
+
+    constexpr std::size_t N = 1'000'000'000;
+
+    std::cout << boost::core::type_name<Sv>() << ":\n\n";
+
+    auto t0 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+    {
+        constexpr char const* q = q1;
+
+        std::string s1( 1'000'000, q[ std::strlen( q ) - 1 ] );
+        std::string s2( 100, q[ std::strlen( q ) - 1 ] );
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s1.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s1 ).find_first_not_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_not_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s1.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s2.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s2 ).find_first_not_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_not_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s2.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        constexpr char const* q = q2;
+
+        std::string s1( 1'000'000, q[ std::strlen( q ) - 1 ] );
+        std::string s2( 100, q[ std::strlen( q ) - 1 ] );
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s1.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s1 ).find_first_not_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_not_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s1.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s2.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s2 ).find_first_not_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_not_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s2.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        constexpr char const* q = q3;
+
+        std::string s1( 1'000'000, q[ std::strlen( q ) - 1 ] );
+        std::string s2( 100, q[ std::strlen( q ) - 1 ] );
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s1.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s1 ).find_first_not_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_not_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s1.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s2.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s2 ).find_first_not_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_not_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s2.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        constexpr char const* q = q4;
+
+        std::string s1( 1'000'000, q[ std::strlen( q ) - 1 ] );
+        std::string s2( 100, q[ std::strlen( q ) - 1 ] );
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s1.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s1 ).find_first_not_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_not_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s1.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s2.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s2 ).find_first_not_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_not_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s2.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        constexpr char const* q = q6;
+
+        std::string s1( 1'000'000, q[ std::strlen( q ) - 1 ] );
+        std::string s2( 100, q[ std::strlen( q ) - 1 ] );
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s1.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s1 ).find_first_not_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_not_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s1.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s2.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s2 ).find_first_not_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_not_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s2.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        constexpr char const* q = q10;
+
+        std::string s1( 1'000'000, q[ std::strlen( q ) - 1 ] );
+        std::string s2( 100, q[ std::strlen( q ) - 1 ] );
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s1.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s1 ).find_first_not_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_not_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s1.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s2.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s2 ).find_first_not_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_not_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s2.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        constexpr char const* q = q52;
+
+        std::string s1( 1'000'000, q[ std::strlen( q ) - 1 ] );
+        std::string s2( 100, q[ std::strlen( q ) - 1 ] );
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s1.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s1 ).find_first_not_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_not_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s1.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s2.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s2 ).find_first_not_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_not_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s2.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+    }
+
+    auto tn = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+    std::cout << "\nTotal for " << boost::core::type_name<Sv>() << ": " << ( tn - t0 ) / 1ms << " ms\n\n";
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    test<std::string_view>();
+    test<boost::string_view>();
+    test<boost::core::string_view>();
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}

benchmark/sv_find_first_of.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,259 @@
+// Copyright 2021, 2025 Peter Dimov
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+#include <boost/utility/string_view.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/detail/string_view.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/type_name.hpp>
+#include <boost/cstdint.hpp>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace std::chrono_literals;
+
+template<class Sv> void test()
+{
+    std::string s1( 1'000'000, '\x00' );
+    std::string s2( 100, '\x00' );
+
+    constexpr char const* q1 = "{";
+    constexpr char const* q2 = "<(";
+    constexpr char const* q3 = " :=";
+    constexpr char const* q4 = " \t\r\n";
+    constexpr char const* q6 = " \t\r\n\f\v";
+    constexpr char const* q10 = "0123456789";
+    constexpr char const* q52 = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
+
+    constexpr std::size_t npos = static_cast<std::size_t>( -1 );
+
+    constexpr std::size_t N = 1'000'000'000;
+
+    std::cout << boost::core::type_name<Sv>() << ":\n\n";
+
+    auto t0 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+    {
+        constexpr char const* q = q1;
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s1.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s1 ).find_first_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s1.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s2.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s2 ).find_first_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s2.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        constexpr char const* q = q2;
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s1.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s1 ).find_first_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s1.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s2.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s2 ).find_first_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s2.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        constexpr char const* q = q3;
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s1.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s1 ).find_first_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s1.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s2.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s2 ).find_first_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s2.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        constexpr char const* q = q4;
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s1.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s1 ).find_first_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s1.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s2.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s2 ).find_first_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s2.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        constexpr char const* q = q6;
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s1.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s1 ).find_first_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s1.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s2.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s2 ).find_first_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s2.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        constexpr char const* q = q10;
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s1.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s1 ).find_first_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s1.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s2.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s2 ).find_first_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s2.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+    }
+
+    {
+        constexpr char const* q = q52;
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s1.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s1 ).find_first_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s1.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+
+        {
+            auto t1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            for( std::size_t i = 0; i < N / s2.size(); ++i )
+            {
+                BOOST_TEST_EQ( Sv( s2 ).find_first_of( q ), npos );
+            }
+
+            auto t2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+            std::cout << "find_first_of( sv, \"" << q << "\" ) in " << s2.size() << " bytes: " << ( t2 - t1 ) / 1ms << " ms\n";
+        }
+    }
+
+    auto tn = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+    std::cout << "\nTotal for " << boost::core::type_name<Sv>() << ": " << ( tn - t0 ) / 1ms << " ms\n\n";
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    test<std::string_view>();
+    test<boost::string_view>();
+    test<boost::core::string_view>();
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}

include/boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp

@@ -156,18 +156,15 @@ inline void no_throw_failed_impl(const char* expr, const char* what, const char*
 # pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wsign-conversion"
 #endif
 
-// specialize test output for char pointers to avoid printing as cstring
-template <class T> inline const T& test_output_impl(const T& v) { return v; }
-inline const void* test_output_impl(const char* v) { return v; }
-inline const void* test_output_impl(const unsigned char* v) { return v; }
-inline const void* test_output_impl(const signed char* v) { return v; }
-inline const void* test_output_impl(char* v) { return v; }
-inline const void* test_output_impl(unsigned char* v) { return v; }
-inline const void* test_output_impl(signed char* v) { return v; }
-template<class T> inline const void* test_output_impl(T volatile* v) { return const_cast<T*>(v); }
+// specialize test output for pointers to avoid printing as cstring
+
+template<class T> inline T const& test_output_impl( T const& v ) { return v; }
+
+template<class T> inline void const* test_output_impl( T* const& v ) { return v; }
+template<class T> inline void const* test_output_impl( T volatile* const& v ) { return const_cast<T*>(v); }
 
 #if !defined( BOOST_NO_CXX11_NULLPTR )
-inline const void* test_output_impl(std::nullptr_t) { return nullptr; }
+inline const void* test_output_impl( std::nullptr_t ) { return nullptr; }
 #endif
 
 // print chars as numeric
@@ -210,6 +207,16 @@ inline std::string test_output_impl( char const& v )
     }
 }
 
+#if defined(__cpp_char8_t) && __cpp_char8_t >= 201811L
+
+inline std::string test_output_impl( char8_t const& v )
+{
+    // assume that char is ASCII, compatible with char8_t
+    return test_output_impl( static_cast<char>( v ) );
+}
+
+#endif
+
 // predicates
 
 struct lw_test_eq

test/Jamfile.v2

@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ run lightweight_test_with_test.cpp
   : : : $(pedantic-errors) ;
 run-fail lightweight_test_with_fail.cpp ;
 
+run lightweight_test_eq_ptr.cpp
+  : : : $(pedantic-errors) ;
+
 run is_same_test.cpp ;
 
 run typeinfo_test.cpp ;

test/lightweight_test_eq_ptr.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+// Copyright 2025 Peter Dimov
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
+
+int main()
+{
+    {
+        char const* p = "12";
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( p, p );
+        BOOST_TEST_NE( p, p + 1 );
+    }
+
+    {
+        wchar_t const* p = L"12";
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( p, p );
+        BOOST_TEST_NE( p, p + 1 );
+    }
+
+#if !defined( BOOST_NO_CXX11_CHAR16_T )
+
+    {
+        char16_t const* p = u"12";
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( p, p );
+        BOOST_TEST_NE( p, p + 1 );
+    }
+
+#endif
+
+#if !defined( BOOST_NO_CXX11_CHAR32_T )
+
+    {
+        char32_t const* p = U"12";
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( p, p );
+        BOOST_TEST_NE( p, p + 1 );
+    }
+
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__cpp_char8_t) && __cpp_char8_t >= 201811L
+
+    {
+        char8_t const* p = u8"12";
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( p, p );
+        BOOST_TEST_NE( p, p + 1 );
+    }
+
+#endif
+
+    {
+        int v;
+        int volatile* p = &v;
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( p, p );
+        BOOST_TEST_NE( p, p + 1 );
+    }
+
+    {
+        int v;
+        int const volatile* p = &v;
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( p, p );
+        BOOST_TEST_NE( p, p + 1 );
+    }
+
+    {
+        char v;
+        char volatile* p = &v;
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( p, p );
+        BOOST_TEST_NE( p, p + 1 );
+    }
+
+    {
+        char v;
+        char const volatile* p = &v;
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( p, p );
+        BOOST_TEST_NE( p, p + 1 );
+    }
+
+    {
+        wchar_t v;
+        wchar_t volatile* p = &v;
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( p, p );
+        BOOST_TEST_NE( p, p + 1 );
+    }
+
+    {
+        wchar_t v;
+        wchar_t const volatile* p = &v;
+
+        BOOST_TEST_EQ( p, p );
+        BOOST_TEST_NE( p, p + 1 );
+    }
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}

test/lightweight_test_test6.cpp

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Test BOOST_TEST_EQ with character types
 //
-// Copyright 2020 Peter Dimov
+// Copyright 2020, 2025 Peter Dimov
 // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
 // https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
 
@@ -19,14 +19,23 @@ int main()
 
 #if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_CHAR16_T)
 
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( u'A', u'A' );
     BOOST_TEST_EQ( (char16_t)1, (char16_t)1 );
 
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_CHAR32_T)
 
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( U'A', U'A' );
     BOOST_TEST_EQ( (char32_t)1, (char32_t)1 );
 
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__cpp_char8_t) && __cpp_char8_t >= 201811L
+
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( u8'A', u8'A' );
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( (char8_t)1, (char8_t)1 );
+
 #endif
 
     return boost::report_errors();