Compile problem with regex.hpp and VS6SP5

From: soulofsealion dworthem_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-02-07 08:26:31

When I included regex.hpp into my project: #include <boost\regex.hpp>

I received the following errors

c:\cvsprojectsroot\renaissance\3rdpartyfiles\boostlibrary\boost\regex.
hpp(860) : error C2899: typename cannot be used outside a template 
declaration
c:\cvsprojectsroot\renaissance\3rdpartyfiles\boostlibrary\boost\regex.
hpp(440) : error C2899: typename cannot be used outside a template 
declaration

So at lines 440-2

template <class iterator, class Allocator =
#if !(defined(BOOST_MSVC) && (BOOST_MSVC <= 1300))
BOOST_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR(typename 
re_detail::def_alloc_param_traits<iterator>::type) >

I Tried the following:

//This section was altered to handle the problem of the VS6 compiler 
not handling of a typename in a macro for a template parameter-DWW 
02/06/2003

template<class iterator>
class def_alloc_param_traits_fixclass
{
        public:
        typedef typename 
re_detail::def_alloc_param_traits<iterator>::type 
def_alloc_param_traits_fix;
};

template <class iterator, class Allocator =
#if !(defined(BOOST_MSVC) && (BOOST_MSVC <= 1300))
//BOOST_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR(typename 
re_detail::def_alloc_param_traits<iterator>::type) >
BOOST_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR
(def_alloc_param_traits_fixclass<iterator>::def_alloc_param_traits_fix
) >
//End of section altered to handle the problem of the VS6 compiler 
not handling of a typename in a macro for a template parameter-DWW 
02/06/2003

And at lines 858-862
namespace re_detail{

template <class iterator, class Allocator = BOOST_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR
(typename def_alloc_param_traits<iterator>::type) >
class match_results_base
{

I tried:

namespace re_detail{
//This section was altered to handle the problem of the VS6 compiler 
not handling of a typename in a macro for a template parameter-DWW 
02/06/2003
        template<class iterator>
class def_alloc_fixclass
{
                public:
        typedef typename def_alloc_param_traits<iterator>::type 
def_alloc_fix;
};

//template <class iterator, class Allocator = BOOST_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR
(typename def_alloc_param_traits<iterator>::type) >
        template <class iterator, class Allocator = 
BOOST_DEFAULT_ALLOCATOR(def_alloc_fixclass<iterator>::def_alloc_fix) >
//End of section altered to handle the problem of the VS6 compiler 
not handling of a typename in a macro for a template parameter-DWW 
02/06/2003
class match_results_base
{

This compiled OK, has any one else had this problem and any comments 
on this fix or is there anything else that I missed so I do nto have 
to change the regex.hpp file?  it appeared to me that the VS6 compile 
has a problem with a typename as a parameter in a macro that is in 
turn a template parameter.

Thank you for any help.