[Boost-users] AIX 5.3 xlC error on ptr_list.hpp

From: Gary Fu (gfu_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-08-20 12:48:10

Hi,

The simple test program a.cpp below has no problem to compile on linux g++,
but failed on AIX xlC compiler.  Does any one know if the problem is related to
the xlC compiler or the ptr_list.hpp file ?

Thanks,
Gary

4:43pm 19 Ggfu_at_sds:~/tmp> xlC_r -I/home_dir/Ggfu/BOOST/boost_1_36_0 -c a.cpp
"/home_dir/Ggfu/BOOST/boost_1_36_0/boost/ptr_container/ptr_list.hpp", line 44.9: 1540-0400 (S) "boost::ptr_list::release" has a conflicting declaration.
"/home_dir/Ggfu/BOOST/boost_1_36_0/boost/ptr_container/ptr_list.hpp", line 44.9: 1540-0425 (I) "release" is defined on line 44 of "/home_dir/Ggfu/BOOST/boost_1_36_0/boost/ptr_container/ptr_list.hpp".

----------------- a.cpp
#include <boost/ptr_container/ptr_list.hpp>
boost::ptr_list< std::string > y;

int main() {
 return 0;
}