Added thirdparty: boost library

thirdparty/include/boost/mpi/detail/antiques.hpp

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+//          Copyright Alain Miniussi 2014.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+//    (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+//          http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+// Authors: Alain Miniussi
+
+#ifndef BOOST_MPI_ANTIQUES_HPP
+#define BOOST_MPI_ANTIQUES_HPP
+
+#include <vector>
+
+// Support for some obsolette compilers
+
+namespace boost { namespace mpi {
+namespace detail {
+  // Some old gnu compiler have no support for vector<>::data
+  // Use this in the mean time, the cumbersome syntax should 
+  // serve as an incentive to get rid of this when those compilers 
+  // are dropped.
+  template <typename T, typename A>
+  T* c_data(std::vector<T,A>& v) { return v.empty() ? static_cast<T*>(0) : &(v[0]); }
+
+  template <typename T, typename A>
+  T const* c_data(std::vector<T,A> const& v) { return v.empty() ? static_cast<T const*>(0) : &(v[0]); }
+
+  // Some old MPI implementation (OpenMPI 1.6 for example) have non 
+  // conforming API w.r.t. constness.
+  // We choose to fix this trhough this converter in order to 
+  // explain/remember why we're doing this and remove it easilly 
+  // when support for those MPI is dropped.
+  // The fix is as specific (un templatized, for one) as possible 
+  // in order to encourage it usage for the probleme at hand.
+  // Problematic API include MPI_Send
+  inline
+  void *unconst(void const* addr) { return const_cast<void*>(addr); }
+
+} } }
+
+#endif