Re: [boost] tribool namespace problem with vc-7_1

From: Stuart Dootson (stuart.dootson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-04-15 04:57:26

On 4/14/05, Sebastian Pfützner <s.pfuetzner_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Hello,
> is the following code correct?
> 
> #include <boost/logic/tribool.hpp>
> 
> using namespace boost;
> using namespace boost::logic;
> 
> int main()
> {
>      tribool tb;
>      tribool &rtb = tb;
> 
>      rtb = indeterminate;
> }
> 
> My Visual C++ Compiler 7.1 says "INTERNAL COMPILER ERROR".
> If i comment out "using namespace boost;" everything works fine...
> 
> --
> Sebastian Pfützner
> s.pfuetzner_at_[hidden]
> ICQ-ID: 39965036
> 

Might be because in tribool.hpp, there's this code

namespace boost {
  using logic::tribool;
  using logic::indeterminate;
}

I've seen VC7.1 struggle with namespace issues like this. However,
this means you don't need the using boost::logic, so there's a
workaround :-)

Stuart Dootson