[boost] [property_tree] XML parser broken in 1.39.0

Subject: [boost] [property_tree] XML parser broken in 1.39.0
From: Boris Schaeling (boris_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-05-14 10:27:27

Calling boost::property_tree::xml_parser::read_xml() to parse a XML file  
and populate a property_tree doesn't work anymore in Boost 1.39.0 (at  
least not in Visual C++ 2008). The compiler error I see is:

boost\iterator\iterator_adaptor.hpp(230) : error C2027: use of undefined  
type 'boost::STATIC_ASSERTION_FAILURE<x>'
with
[
     x=false
]

The property_tree headers include  
boost\spirit\home\classic\iterator\position_iterator.hpp which includes  
boost\iterator\iterator_adaptor.hpp. I also see this warning:

Warning: This header is deprecated. Please use:  
boost/spirit/include/classic.hpp
Warning: This header is deprecated. Please use:  
boost/spirit/include/classic_position_iterator.hpp

It looks like as if a change in Boost.Spirit or Boost.Iterator broke the  
XML parser. Does Boost.PropertyTree have a maintainer who can look into  
this?

Boris

PS: As it turns out it's broken in Boost 1.38.0, too. With 1.36.0 I don't  
get a compile error (1.37.0 I don't have installed and can't test).