Re: [boost] Bind and MSVC 8 SP1

From: Paul A Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-19 05:18:14

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>From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
>[mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Peter Dimov
>Sent: 18 October 2007 17:41
>To: boost_at_[hidden]
>Subject: Re: [boost] Bind and MSVC 8 SP1
>
>Ben Pope:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just started testing Boost 1.34.1 and have found this piece of code
>> produces a warning, which was not present in Boost 1.33.1:
>
>...
>
>> It seems to pick this specialisation:
>> template< class M, class T > struct add_cref< M T::*, 1 >
>> {
>>    typedef M const & type; //bind.hpp(1575)
>> };
>>
>> When I would have thought this one more appropriate:
>>
>> template< class R, class T > struct add_cref< R (T::*) (), 1 >
>> {
>>    typedef void type; // bind.hpp(1580)
>> };
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
>None. We've reported this to Microsoft and they have (after much 
>deliberation) classified it as a bug, but apparently a fix would be 
>non-trivial and I don't know whether they plan to ever issue 
>one for the 
>MSVC 8 line.
>
>The warning is harmless, as the wrong specialization is only used in a 
>return type in an overload that isn't chosen (the only purpose of this 
>specific specialization is to avoid the warning). 

Can I take it that the warnings I moaned about in Trac #1097:

 keyword.hpp generates many warnings C4180: qualifier applied to function
type has no meaning; ignored

is the same problem, and

can be safely suppressed?

(And if do should someone close the Trac item?)

Thanks

Paul

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