Re: [Boost-users] Boost unit test fails to compile with Visual Studio 8SP1

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-09-20 16:53:50

Sebastian Hauer:

> Hi,
> I just upgrade my visual studio 8 install to SP1 and now I am unable
> to compile a simple unit test.  The compilation error I am getting is:
>
> cl /EHsc /W3 /Wp64 /RTCsu /Gm /Ob0 /Od /MTd /TP /DFUSE_DB_WITH_MFC
> /DWIN32 /D_DEBUG /D_MBCS /IY:\sys\lib\boost_1_34_1\include /Idb\src /c
> db\test\fuse_db-tests.cpp
> /Fobuild-db-vc80-mt-sgd\test\fuse_db-tests.obj /Zi
> /Fdbuild-db-vc80-mt-sgd\test\fuse_db-tests.obj.pdb
>
> Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.50727.762 for 
> 80x86
> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
>
> fuse_db-tests.cpp
> In fuse_db_tests.cpp
> C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\INCLUDE\iterator(730) :
> error C2953: 'stdext::checked_array_iterator' : class template has
> already been defined
>        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio
> 8\VC\INCLUDE\xutility(3220) : see declaration of
> 'stdext::checked_array_iterator'

What happens if you just compile

#include <iterator>

?

If it fails in the same way, this is obviously a problem in the system 
headers, although I can't imagine something similar slipping in 
undetected...

What are the contents of the lines around iterator:730 and xutility:3220?