From 424f5bdf31a3bce14f6cef3f1513d95c192fd1c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dave Abrahams <dave@boostpro.com>
Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 17:34:46 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Workarounds for vc6 and 7.

[SVN r28973]
---
 include/boost/python/class.hpp | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/boost/python/class.hpp b/include/boost/python/class.hpp
index 0928c398..2753267d 100644
--- a/include/boost/python/class.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/class.hpp
@@ -301,15 +301,40 @@ class class_ : public objects::class_base
     }
 
     // Property creation
+ private:
     template <class Get>
-    self& add_property(char const* name, Get fget, char const* docstr = 0)
+    self& add_property_impl(char const* name, Get fget, char const* docstr, int)
     {
         base::add_property(name, this->make_getter(fget), docstr);
         return *this;
     }
 
     template <class Get, class Set>
-    self& add_property(char const* name, Get fget, Set fset, char const* docstr = 0)
+    self& add_property_impl(char const* name, Get fget, Set fset, ...)
+    {
+        base::add_property(
+            name, this->make_getter(fget), this->make_setter(fset), 0);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+ public:    
+    template <class Get>
+    self& add_property(char const* name, Get fget)
+    {
+        base::add_property(name, this->make_getter(fget), 0);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    template <class Get, class DocStrOrSet>
+    self& add_property(char const* name, Get fget, DocStrOrSet docstr_or_set)
+    {
+        this->add_property_impl(name, this->make_getter(fget), docstr_or_set, 0);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    template <class Get, class Set>
+    self&
+    add_property(char const* name, Get fget, Set fset, char const* docstr)
     {
         base::add_property(
             name, this->make_getter(fget), this->make_setter(fset), docstr);