Re: [boost] [range][1.34] Cannot compile date-time due to upstream range change?

From: Thorsten Ottosen (thorsten.ottosen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-06-08 18:08:36

Pavol Droba wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 08, 2006 at 06:22:22AM -0700, Jeff Garland wrote:

>>/home/jeff/devTools/boost_rc_1_34/boost/range/const_iterator.hpp:37:
>>error: ???const char*??? is not a class, struct, or union type
>>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>

> Ok, that was just a guess. I'll have a look. But it might help if Thorsten
> would check it out as well.

The line in quetion reads

     template< typename C >
     struct range_const_iterator
     {
         typedef BOOST_DEDUCED_TYPENAME C::const_iterator type;

But why isn't

     template<>
     struct range_const_iterator< const char* >
     {
         typedef const char* type;
     };

picked up?

I don't have any good idea why this is.

I can build the library just fine with
gcc version 3.4.4 (cygming special) (gdc 0.12, using dmd 0.125)

Does this simple test work on your compiler:

   typedef boost::range_const_iterator<const char*>::type foo = "foo";

?

I have to say, I hate that there is soo many versions of GCC flying around.

-Thorsten