diff --git a/include/boost/test/detail/basic_cstring/basic_cstring.hpp b/include/boost/test/detail/basic_cstring/basic_cstring.hpp
index 6a3d8ea8..b5dff318 100644
--- a/include/boost/test/detail/basic_cstring/basic_cstring.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/test/detail/basic_cstring/basic_cstring.hpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public:
 
     //!! should also present reverse_iterator, const_reverse_iterator
 
-    enum { npos = -1 };
+    enum npos_type { npos = (size_type)-1 };
     static pointer  null_str();
 
     // Constructors; default copy constructor is generated by compiler
@@ -701,6 +701,9 @@ last_char( basic_cstring<CharT> source )
 //  Revision History :
 //  
 //  $Log$
+//  Revision 1.3  2004/05/25 11:01:25  rogeeff
+//  make npos to have a named type
+//
 //  Revision 1.2  2004/05/21 06:19:35  rogeeff
 //  licence update
 //