Re: [Boost-users] [Boost][Tuples] Compilation error VC7.1 w/ enum in namespace

From: Stuart Dootson (stuart.dootson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-07 03:03:08

On 2/6/06, Marc Viala <mviala_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've just tried to define a boost::tuples::tuple with an enum in a
> namespace, see code hereafter:
>
> \code
>
> namespace adv { namespace rbt {
>   enum MyType {
>     Type_1, Type_2
>   } ;
> } }
>
> boost::tuples::tuple<size_t, adv::rbt::MyType> t ;
>
> \endcode
>
> But during the compilation step, I've got an error w/ BOOST 1.33.1 and VC7.1
> like that: "error MyType not defined".
>
> Remark: If the enum is not defined in a namespace, there are no compilation
> errors.
>
> Is there any workaround to deals with this compilation error?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Marc Viala
>
> mailto:mviala_at_[hidden]

1. Move to VC8 :-) Your code compiles fine with VC8

2. Putting 'using adv::rbt::MyType;' immediately before the tuple
typedef gets it to compile on VC7.1. I don't know why, though :-(

Stuart Dootson