Re: [boost] [boost.test] Visibility problem in fixed_mapping.hpp

From: Jonathan Wakely (cow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-12 11:47:29

On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 06:36:32PM +0200, Markus Sch?pflin wrote:

> In my efforts to make boost.test compile with tru64cxx65 I came about 
> the following issue.
> 
> Currently, class fixed_mapping contains a private member called 
> elem_type which is later on used in the inline definition of an 
> operator() contained in two inline structs.
> 
> class fixed_mapping
> {
>   typedef ... elem_type;
> 
>   struct p1 : public ...
>   {
>     bool operator()(elem_type const &x, ...) { ... }
>   }
> };
> 
> My compiler complains that elem_type is inaccessible in the definition 
> of operator() and I think it is right to complain.

There's a defect report about this. The proposed resolution says that
nested classes should have the same access rights as member functions,
but it hasn't been approved yet IIRC.

I think g++ implements the proposed resolution already.

jon

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