Re: [Boost-users] Boost with Darwin (Mac) gcc 4.0.1

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-14 07:25:53

on Sun Jul 13 2008, Marshall Clow <marshall-AT-idio.com> wrote:

> At 7:46 AM +0200 7/13/08, Mathieu Peyréga wrote:
>>Hello,
>>
>> I have an issue with i686-apple-darwin9-gcc-4.0.1 (GCC) 4.0.1 (Apple
>> Inc. build 5465)
>>
>>it seem to appear with the keyword "check"
>>for example on files :
>>
>>detail/is_dereferencable.hpp
>>detail/is_incrementable.hpp
>>
>>bzip2.hpp
>>
>>I have some compilation like : "error: declaration does not declare anything"
>>
>> wich disappears if i rename the check in both first files to check_
>> (everywhere in the file)
>>
>> and check_error in the third one... (and of course in the bzip2.cpp
>> file too then)
>>
>> It does not happen on the very same code with gcc-4.3.0 (mingw
>> version) nor vc8.0
>>
>> does this renaming have possible side effects I have not seen (my
>> code compiles, links, and seems to run with the modification...)
>>
>>Any explainations for this ?
>
> Are you including <AssertMacros.h> (directly or indirectly)?
> It defines macros named "check" and "check_error".
> The file is located at: /usr/include/AssertMacros.h.

Nasty.

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Dave Abrahams
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