BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL c style strings does not work on Intel if strings are passed in a buffer: char val[10]; strcpy(val, "test"); BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL("test", "test"); // ok BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(val, "test"); // fails always The reason: void f(const char *, const char *) { } template <typename T1, typename T2> void f(const T1&, const T2&) { } int main() { char val[100]; strcpy(val, "test"); // Here is the difference to VC 7.1: // VC calls f(const char *, const char*) // Intel calls the function template f(val, "test"); } I would guess that Intel works correctly here as f(const char*, const char*) is no exact match for the arguments char[10], const char*. Any suggestions? Stefan *********************************** Stefan Slapeta Wien/Vienna, Austria http://www.slapeta.com