Re: [Boost-users] Compile errors inside boost::asio code I can't affect.

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Compile errors inside boost::asio code I can't affect.
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-06-26 17:29:53

AMDG

Michael.Broida_at_[hidden] wrote:
> We've been using Boost 1.38.0:
> 	WinXP SP3  on  32-bit box
> 	VisualStudio 2005, MSVC++ 8.0, 32-bit builds.
>
> I've just rebuilt Boost 1.38.0 on another system for 64-bit builds:
> 	Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP1
> 	VisualStudio 2008, MSVC++ 9.0, 64-bit builds.
>
> Found no visible build errors during the Boost build.
>   

Since Asio doesn't have a compiled library, it's not very important whether
you can build the libraries or not (except for Boost.System on which 
Asio depends).

> Yet when I build our own code on the 64-bit system, I get these three
> compile errors deep inside boost::asio code that I have no control over:
>   
> error C2664: 'QueueUserAPC' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'void
> (__cdecl *)(ULONG)' to 'PAPCFUNC'
> D:\dev\3rdParty_x64\include\boost\asio\detail\win_thread.hpp	151
>   
> <snip>
>   
> Party_x64\include\boost\asio\detail\win_iocp_io_service.hpp
> 430
>   
> The "D:\dev\3rdParty_x64" is where I've installed the includes & libs
> for Boost and other components.
>
> As you can see, those errors are not in our code; they're deep in the
> ASIO code itself, and I don't see how we could be causing them.  I
> didn't write our code that uses ASIO, so I don't know anything about
> what ASIO is trying to do there.  :(
>
> Since I couldn't find any other complaints online about this, I'm
> flailing around for support.
>
> Any pointers would be appreciated.
>
> Pertinent data:
> 	64-bit WindowsServer2008 SP1 on Intel 64-bit box
> 	VisualStudio2008 SP1   (SP2 is still RC, I think, so we can't
> use it.)
> 	Our projects using "x64" configuration, so uses x64 compiler.
> 	Boost built with x64 compiler via:  toolset=msvc-9.0
> address-model=64
>   

Can you run Asio's tests?  The command is
bjam <options> libs/asio/test

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe