Re: [Boost-users] shared_ptr compile error ms vc++ 8

From: bringiton bringiton (kneeride_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-07-24 01:38:32

Ok thanks.
I have pages of warnings. Probably time to cleanup the code ;)

On 7/24/06, Michael Nicolella <boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> I'm pretty sure you just need to look at the text dump.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bringiton bringiton [mailto:kneeride_at_[hidden]]
> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 9:10 PM
> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
> Subject: [Boost-users] shared_ptr compile error ms vc++ 8
>
> boost::shared_ptr<int> p(new std::string);
>
> In MS VC++ 6, the above will throw the following compile error:
>
> >>error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from 'class
> std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class
> std::allocator<char> > *' to 'int *'
>
> The above is not very useful because it catches the error in the
> shared_ptr.hpp file. However, it is OK because because the compiler also has
> a reference to my line of code above:
>
> >>see reference to function template instantiation '__thiscall
> boost::shared_ptr<int>::boost::shared_ptr<int>(class
> std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class
> std::allocator<char> > *)' being compiled
>
> The above is all good.  I however do not get the luxury of the additional
> reference in MS VC++ 8.  Instead I just get the initial reference to
> shared_ptr.hpp.  This makes it extremely difficult to track where the error
> because I have many pages that use the shared_ptr.
>
> - Can anyone suggest how I can get the 2nd reference to my own code in MS
> VC++ 8.
> - Am I missing something obvious?
> - BTW, in vc++ 8 i'm viewing the errors in a list (instead of the text
> dump).
> - I may need to look at the text dump to get the 2nd reference but was
> wondering if there was an easier solution
> - Sorry, I dont have vc++ 8 in front of me to give you the error
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