Re: [boost] A problem concerning msvc++ and boost::spirit::phoenix

From: Joel de Guzman (djowel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-06-19 10:54:49

Yep. Anyway, VC7.1 (VS 2003) is a joy to use with Spirit.
We've tried our best to make Spirit work with VC6. See:
http://spirit.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php?page=Compiler+Table
Most of the modules, except the ones that use Phoenix,
works with VC6 and 7. Notice though how VC7.1 scores!

-- 
Joel de Guzman
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http://spirit.sf.net
Michael Walter wrote:
> Visual C++ 6.0 doesn't support partial template specialization.
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden]
> [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]]
>> On Behalf Of DudeSan
>> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 3:27 PM
>> To: boost_at_[hidden]
>> Subject: [boost] A problem concerning msvc++ and
> boost::spirit::phoenix
>> 
>> While I was playing around with spirit yesterday, I stumbled on
>> something nasty. I'm not sure if this is the right place to report
> this
>> but I'll post it here anyway :)
>> 
>> I found a calculator example
>> 
> (http://www.oreillynet.com/network/2003/05/06/examples/calculatorexample
>> .html) which includes <boost/spirit/phoenix/tuples.hpp> (not directly
>> but via boost/spirit/phoenix/binders.hpp).
>> 
>> Here I found the first occurrence; it seems that the Visual C++ 6.0
>> compiler doesn't see the difference between
>> 
>>     template <typename T>
>>     struct access {
>> 
>>         typedef const T& ctype;
>>         typedef T& type;
>>     };
>> 
>> and
>> 
>>     template <typename T>
>>     struct access<T&> {
>> 
>>         typedef T& ctype;
>>         typedef T& type;
>>     };
>> 
>> It reports "template class has already been defined as a non-template
>> class", so it seems that 'template <typename T> struct access' isn't
>> being recognized as a template class.