[boost] 1.30.2 - operator () with bind failing with scoped_ptr

From: Karl Mutch (karlmutc_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-12-18 21:58:40

Strangely something that used to work in 1.29 now does not in 1.30.2?

Having switched to Microsoft Visual C++ 7.1 the following code that uses
member functions fails which used to work on Visual C++ 6.0 SP4 and 1.29.
This is specific to operator () member functions.  Named member functions
and also operator methods such as "operator bool ()" or "operator ++ ()" 
work.  Could be a compiler issue?

class X 
{
public:
        void operator () () {}
        void operator ++ () {}

        void test ()
        {
                // Works
                boost::thread thread_works(boost::bind(&X::operator (), this));
                boost::scoped_ptr<boost::thread> thread_fails(new boost::thread(
                        boost::bind(&X::operator ++, this)));

                // Fails with
                // error C2059: syntax error : ')'
                // error C2143: syntax error : missing ')' before ';'
                boost::scoped_ptr<boost::thread> thread_fails(new boost::thread(
                        boost::bind(&X::operator (), this)));

        }
};

Any ideas from people?  Better than adding wrappers?

Thanks
Karl