bcbboost branch rebased on current release

[SVN r49389]

test/experimental_1.cpp

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+
+template<typename ID>
+struct msvc_extract_type
+{
+    template<bool>
+    struct id2type_impl;
+
+    typedef id2type_impl<true> id2type;
+};
+
+template<typename T, typename ID>
+struct msvc_register_type : msvc_extract_type<ID>
+{
+    template<>
+    struct id2type_impl<true>  //VC7.0 specific bugfeature
+    {
+        typedef T type;
+    };
+};
+
+int main() {
+    sizeof(msvc_register_type<double,int>);
+    typedef msvc_extract_type<int>::id2type::type deduced_type;
+    deduced_type f=5.0;
+    return 0;
+}

test/experimental_2.cpp

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+
+struct msvc_extract_type_default_param {};
+
+template<typename ID, typename T = msvc_extract_type_default_param>
+struct msvc_extract_type;
+
+template<typename ID>
+struct msvc_extract_type<ID, msvc_extract_type_default_param> {
+    template<bool>
+    struct id2type_impl;
+
+    typedef id2type_impl<true> id2type;
+};
+
+template<typename ID, typename T>
+struct msvc_extract_type : msvc_extract_type<ID,msvc_extract_type_default_param>
+{
+    template<>
+    struct id2type_impl<true>  //VC8.0 specific bugfeature
+    {
+        typedef T type;
+    };
+    template<bool>
+    struct id2type_impl;
+
+    typedef id2type_impl<true> id2type;
+};
+
+template<typename T, typename ID>
+struct msvc_register_type : msvc_extract_type<ID, T>
+{
+};
+
+int main() {
+    sizeof(msvc_register_type<double,int>);
+    typedef msvc_extract_type<int>::id2type::type deduced_type;
+    deduced_type f=5.0;
+    return 0;
+}

test/experimental_3.cpp

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+
+template<typename ID>
+struct msvc_extract_type
+{
+    struct id2type;
+};
+
+template<typename T, typename ID>
+struct msvc_register_type : msvc_extract_type<ID>
+{
+    typedef msvc_extract_type<ID> base_type;
+    struct base_type::id2type // This uses nice VC6.5 and VC7.1 bugfeature
+    {
+        typedef T type;
+    };
+};
+
+int main() {
+    sizeof(msvc_register_type<double,int>);
+    typedef msvc_extract_type<int>::id2type::type deduced_type;
+    deduced_type f=5.0;
+    return 0;
+}

test/experimental_4.cpp

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+#include <typeinfo>
+
+template<const std::type_info& info>
+struct msvc_register_type {
+};
+
+int main() {
+    msvc_register_type<typeid(double)>;
+}