Re: [Boost-users] Construction/assignment inconsistency with boost::function on MSVC2005

From: gast128 (gast128_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-23 18:35:34

Josef Grahn <josef.grahn <at> optonova.se> writes:

> 
> Hello,
> 
> I encountered the following inconsistency constructing a boost::function
> object from a pointer to a template function.
> 
> template <typename T> void foo(T) {}
> 
> int main(int argc, char **argv) {
>     boost::function<void (int)> f1;
>     f1 = foo<int>;
>     boost::function<void (int)> f2 = foo<int>;
> 
>     f1(0); // ok
>     f2(0); // error, function pointer is zero!
> 
>     return 0;
> }
> 
> I am compiling on MSVC2005 SP1, using boost version 1.34.1.

Maybe it is the same problem as depicted in thread 'Boost.Function and 
template function', although I did use VStudio 2003. I also post it on a m$ 
newsgroup, but got no reaction from M$. 

Mr. Abrahams has obviously better contacts there (see his reaction)...