[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6629: NVCC chokes on boost/mpl/map

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6629: NVCC chokes on boost/mpl/map
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-02-29 01:44:02

#6629: NVCC chokes on boost/mpl/map
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 Reporter:  gshao@…           |        Type:  Bugs            
   Status:  new               |   Milestone:  To Be Determined
Component:  None              |     Version:  Boost 1.44.0    
 Severity:  Problem           |    Keywords:  CUDA            
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 We're now receiving a bug report from our customers that they are hitting
 a problem compiling a code including boost with NVCC.

 The bug report from our customer:
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 Unfortunately I’m now hitting a real problem with NVCC elsewhere in boost
 too. Once again, merely including the header is enough to trip up NVCC
 (but only on Windows):

 boost_mpl_map.cu:
 #include <boost/mpl/map.hpp>
 int main( int argc, char ** argv )
 {
 }

 C:\>nvcc boost_mpl_map.cu -o boost_mpl_map.exe -Iboost/include/boost-1_44
 boost_mpl_map.cu
 tmpxft_00000764_00000000-3_boost_mpl_map.cudafe1.gpu
 tmpxft_00000764_00000000-8_boost_mpl_map.cudafe2.gpu
 boost_mpl_map.cu
 tmpxft_00000764_00000000-3_boost_mpl_map.cudafe1.cpp
 tmpxft_00000764_00000000-14_boost_mpl_map.ii
 stuff/boost/include/boost-1_44\boost/mpl/aux_/order_impl.hpp(35) : error
 C2064: term does not evaluate to a function taking 2 arguments
 stuff/boost/include/boost-1_44\boost/mpl/aux_/order_impl.hpp(57) : see
 reference to class template instantiation
 'boost::mpl::x_order_impl<Seq,Key>' being compiled

 As with the previous issues, compiling as a .cpp (still using NVCC) is
 fine. This affects both CUDA 4.0 and CUDA 4.1, and I’m using VS2010 for
 CL. A workaround would be greatly appreciated if you can find one as I
 haven’t managed to come up with one yet!
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 This issue has been investigated by our developers and finally it was root
 caused as a boost issue. He downloaded boost 1.44.0, and found that boost
 is doing something special when __CUDACC__ is defined.

 boost_1_44_0$ grep -IR CUDACC *
 boost/config/select_compiler_config.hpp:#elif defined __CUDACC__
 boost/concept/detail/has_constraints.hpp:#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__SUNPRO_CC,
 <= 0x580) || defined(__CUDACC__)
 boost/type_traits.hpp:#if !defined(__BORLANDC__) && !defined(__CUDACC__)

 Unfortunately, this special workaround in boost does not work properly.

 If he just compile the example code supplied in the description with the
 Microsoft compiler, after renaming it to .cpp, with __CUDACC__ defined,
 the compilation fails.

 U:\> type main.cpp
 #include <boost/mpl/map.hpp>
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { return 0; }

 U:\> cl -D__CUDACC__ -Iboost_1_44_0 main.cpp
 Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 15.00.30729.01 for
 80x86
 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

 main.cpp
 boost_1_44_0\boost/mpl/aux_/order_impl.hpp(50) : error C2064: term does
 not evaluate to a function taking 2 arguments
 boost_1_44_0\boost/mpl/aux_/order_impl.hpp(57) : see reference to class
 template instantiation 'boost::mpl::x_order_impl<Seq,Key>' being compiled

 So, this might be a bug in boost.
 If the boost implementers put this special treatment for nvcc due to a bug
 in nvcc, we are willing to work on the real bug, but this one is a bug in
 the special treatment code.

 Best regards,
 Andrew Shao

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6629>
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