Re: [Boost-users] [program_options] [msvc 2010] 1.34.1: Error when compiling

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [program_options] [msvc 2010] 1.34.1: Error when compiling
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-06-13 11:02:40

Boris Dušek wrote:

> Hello,
> I got hands on the Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 and had to rebuild the 1.34.1
> version of boost libraries I use in my project with the new VC 10 compiler.
> Thread, Test, IOStreams, Filesystem built fine, but program_options failed.
> 
> Let me first clarify why I do need 1.34.1: This is the version that is most
> available on Linux servers (including the one I develop for), so I need this
> version on my development box to ensure source code compatibility, even
> though this version does not officially support even VC 9 (which however
> builds it fine and I happily use it).
> 
> Below I list the errors that happened with the VC 10 compiler. I aggregated
> them to 3 issues. For multiple occurences of issue 1., I only copy/paste the
> full output for the first occurence.
> 
> I would welcome if someone could tell me if these are the new compiler's
> fault, or not. If they are, I plan to report them on MS Connect so that they
> can hopefully get fixed before next Beta (or at least before the RTM).
> 
> 1. C2668: 'boost::bind' : ambiguous call to overloaded function

See https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/53700
        

> 2. Deduction of template parameters for std::transform (C2780, C2784)
> =================================================
> libs\program_options\src\parsers.cpp(73) : error C2780: '_OutTy
> *std::transform(_InIt1,_InIt1,_InTy (&)[_InSize],_OutTy (&)[_OutSize],_Fn2)'
> : expects 5 arguments - 4 provided
>         C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio

I have no idea about this.

> 3. cannot convert from 'std::_Tree_const_iterator<_Mytree>' to
> 'std::_Tree_iterator<_Mytree>
> =================================================================
> C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\INCLUDE\map(258) : error
> C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from
> 'std::_Tree_const_iterator<_Mytree>' to 'std::_Tree_iterator<_Mytree>'
>         with
>         [
> 
> 
_Mytree=std::_Tree_val<std::_Tmap_traits<std::string,boost::program_options::variable_value,std::less<std::string>,std::allocator<std::pair<const
> std::string,boost::program_options::variable_value>>,false>>
>         ]
>         No constructor could take the source type, or constructor overload
> resolution was ambiguous
>         C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\INCLUDE\map(257) :
> while compiling class template member function 'const
> boost::program_options::variable_value &std::map<_Kty,_Ty>::at(const
> std::basic_string<_Elem,_Traits,_Ax> &) const'
>         with
>         [
>             _Kty=std::string,
>             _Ty=boost::program_options::variable_value,
>             _Elem=char,
>             _Traits=std::char_traits<char>,
>             _Ax=std::allocator<char>
>         ]
>         C:\Documents and Settings\Boris\My
> Documents\Downloads\boost_1_34_1\boost/program_options/variables_map.hpp(139)

No idea; there are no changes in that file that might have fixed anything
like that.

- Volodya