Re: [boost] [result_of] problems on MSVC

From: Eric Niebler (eric_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-10-30 20:50:43

Richard Crossley wrote:
>>
>> Eric Niebler wrote:
>>> (CC'ing Doug, who has the unfortunate distinction of having his name in
>>> result_of.hpp.)
>>>
>>> Has anybody else noticed inexplicable compile failures with MSVC 7.1,
>>> and sometimes even MSVC 8.0, when using boost::result_of?
>> <snip>
>>
>> And for any enterprising soul who wants to look into this, I attached a
>> repro to the bug at http://tinyurl.com/ymu63z. Seems like a pretty
>> straightforward use of boost::result_of that fails to compile on vc7.1
>> and vc8.
>>
 > I don't suppose it's the same problem as I was seeing here is it?
 >
 > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.user/14256
 >
 > I ended up giving up with result_of assuming I must be misunderstanding
 > something as I never got any response.
 >

It appears to be the same issue. I added your much simpler test case to 
the bug report. Thanks. Sadly, giving up on result_of is not really an 
option -- it's standard, now. I hope we can find a work-around.

-- 
Eric Niebler
Boost Consulting
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