Below is the compiler error that I'm getting in Visual Studio 2008: C:\IT\work\redsword\third_party\boost\1_38_0\boost/gil/image.hpp(119) : error C2039: '_view' : is not a member of 'boost::gil::image_view<Loc>' with [ Loc=boost::gil::rgba8c_loc_t ] ..\..\..\..\components\libs\renderer\source\Image.cpp(44) : see reference to function template instantiation 'boost::gil::image<Pixel,IsPlanar,Alloc> &boost::gil::image<Pixel,IsPlanar,Alloc>::operator =<boost::gil::image_view<Loc>>(const Img &)' being compiled with [ Pixel=boost::gil::rgba8_pixel_t, IsPlanar=false, Alloc=std::allocator<unsigned char>, Loc=boost::gil::rgba8c_loc_t, Img=boost::gil::image_view<boost::gil::rgba8c_loc_t> ] And the code that it is compiling: #include <boost/gil/image_view.hpp> #include <boost/gil/image.hpp> #include <boost/gil/typedefs.hpp> Image::Image( unsigned char const* buffer, unsigned int width, unsigned int height, unsigned int bitsPerPixel, int pitch ) { // Provide a pitch the exact width of the image if no // explicit pitch was provided. if( !pitch ) { pitch = width * bitsPerPixel; } using namespace boost::gil; m_imageData = interleaved_view( width, height, reinterpret_cast<rgba8_pixel_t const*>( buffer ), pitch ); } I'm still new to boost::gil and it's very hard to learn. Can anyone guide me in the right direction as to how to resolve this compiler error?