Re: [Boost-users] [asio][msvc-8_0] compilation failed on example

From: JD (jean.daniel.michaud_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-09 13:54:46

Christopher Kohlhoff wrote:
> JD writes:
> 
>>    I've been trying to use Boost.Asio in a project and compilation 
>> failed with VC 8.0. Compiler complains that unary operator! that should 
>> be member of asio::error is not defined.
> 
> The error handling classes have changed. See this post:
> 
>   http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/150573

It seems that the example has not been updated accordingly: still use !err.

> 
>> I tried to compile 
>> lib/asio/example/http/client/ from CVS HEAD and got another compile issue:
>>
>> ..\..\..\..\..\boost/asio/ip/unicast.hpp(62) : error C2065: 
>> 'IPV6_UNICAST_HOPS': undeclared identifier
>>
>>    Is there known compile issue with asio?
>>    Thanks for your help.
> 
> It sounds like you have a very old platform sdk or something on your include
> path. This should be defined for you in ws2tcpip.h.
> 

Well IPV6_UNICAST_HOPS is defined in my ws2tcpip.h. I'm using WinXP SP1 
SDK. And my include path is pretty simple: boost only...

Thanks anyway.

JD