[boost] mingw build failed at regex

From: Jim Pritts (jpritts_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-09-09 21:55:03

Hi all,

I am compiling boost 1.31.0 with mingw.  Specifically the packages I
am using are:

boost 1.31.0 with regex patch
binutils-2.13.90-20030111-1.tar
gcc-core-3.4.1-20040711-1.tar
gcc-g++-3.4.1-20040711-1.tar
mingw-runtime-3.3.tar

Boost builds find until bjam reaches the regex library.  There seems
to be a problem with wide character streams in the regex library.  I
don't think the latest mingw supports wide character streams.  Is this
correct?  If so, how do I compile the regex library?  If there is no
workaround, is it possible to use mingw with STLPort and boost?

The following is an excerpt form  the actual error message I get:

    g++   -c -Wall -ftemplate-depth-100  -DBOOST_REGEX_CONFIG_INFO=1 -DBOOST_REG
EX_DYN_LINK=1  -g -O0 -fno-inline -mno-cygwin   -I"c:\build\bin\boost\libs\regex
\build"  -I "C:\boost_1_31_0"  -o "c:\build\bin\boost\libs\regex\build\boost_reg
ex.dll\mingw\debug\c_regex_traits.obj"  "C:/boost_1_31_0/libs/regex/build/../src
/c_regex_traits.cpp"

...failed gcc-C++-action c:\build\bin\boost\libs\regex\build\boost_regex.dll\min
gw\debug\c_regex_traits.obj...
gcc-C++-action c:\build\bin\boost\libs\regex\build\boost_regex.dll\mingw\debug\c
_regex_traits_common.obj
gcc-C++-action c:\build\bin\boost\libs\regex\build\boost_regex.dll\mingw\debug\c
pp_regex_traits.obj
C:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.1/../../../../include/c++/3.4.1/streambuf: I
n instantiation of `std::basic_streambuf<wchar_t, std::char_traits<wchar_t> >':
C:/boost_1_31_0/libs/regex/build/../src/cpp_regex_traits.cpp:92:   instantiated
from `<unnamed>::parser_buf<wchar_t, std::char_traits<wchar_t> >'
C:/boost_1_31_0/libs/regex/build/../src/cpp_regex_traits.cpp:590:   instantiated
 from here
C:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.1/../../../../include/c++/3.4.1/streambuf:13
5: error: no type named `pos_type' in `struct std::char_traits<wchar_t>'
C:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.1/../../../../include/c++/3.4.1/streambuf:23
4: error: no type named `pos_type' in `struct std::char_traits<wchar_t>'
C:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.1/../../../../include/c++/3.4.1/streambuf:23
9: error: no type named `pos_type' in `struct std::char_traits<wchar_t>'
C:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.1/../../../../include/c++/3.4.1/streambuf:57
4: error: no type named `pos_type' in `struct std::char_traits<wchar_t>'
C:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.1/../../../../include/c++/3.4.1/streambuf:58
6: error: no type named `pos_type' in `struct std::char_traits<wchar_t>'
C:/boost_1_31_0/libs/regex/build/../src/cpp_regex_traits.cpp: In instantiation o
f `<unnamed>::parser_buf<wchar_t, std::char_traits<wchar_t> >':
C:/boost_1_31_0/libs/regex/build/../src/cpp_regex_traits.cpp:590:   instantiated
 from here

...

Thanks,
  Jim.