Re: [Boost-users] shared_ptr/weak_ptr compile error

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-04-17 16:10:56

Rob Benton wrote:
> I'd appreciate it if someone could tell me how to debug the error I'm
> getting.  I've got a class with a member function like this:
>
> bool Instruction::button_press(GdkEventButton *,
> boost::weak_ptr<Instruction>,
> boost::weak_ptr<Instruction>,
> boost::weak_ptr<Instruction>,
> boost::weak_ptr<Instruction>);
>
> ===========================================================================
> Instruction.C: In member function `bool
>    Instruction::button_press(GdkEventButton*,
> boost::weak_ptr<Instruction>,
>    boost::weak_ptr<Instruction>, boost::weak_ptr<Instruction>,
>    boost::weak_ptr<Instruction>)':
> Instruction.C:138: error: `top' has incomplete type
> /usr/include/boost/shared_ptr.hpp:43: error: declaration of `struct
>    boost::weak_ptr<Instruction>'

Have you included boost/weak_ptr.hpp?