Re: [Boost-users] [iostreams] container_device example does not compile?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [iostreams] container_device example does not compile?
From: Kenny Riddile (kfriddile_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-26 09:51:21

Robert Dailey wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm using the container_device example listed here (The full example 
> near the bottom):
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_39_0/libs/iostreams/doc/tutorial/container_device.html
> 
> I modified this class to exist in the global namespace (i.e. not in 
> boost::iostreams::example). It does not compile under MSVC9. I get the 
> following errors. I have NO idea what the compiler is trying to tell me.
> 
> 1>c:\it\work\vfdtester\ContainerDevice.hpp(50) : error C2061: syntax 
> error : identifier 'stream_offset'
> 1>        c:\it\work\vfdtester\ContainerDevice.hpp(79) : see reference 
> to class template instantiation 'container_device<Container>' being compiled
> 1>c:\it\work\vfdtester\ContainerDevice.hpp(50) : error C2061: syntax 
> error : identifier 'stream_offset'
> 1>       
>  C:\IT\third_party\boost_1_40_0_beta1\boost/iostreams/traits.hpp(176) : 
> see reference to class template instantiation 
> 'container_device<Container>' being compiled
> 1>        with
> 1>        [
> 1>            Container=std::vector<boost::uint8_t>
> 1>        ]
> 1>       
>  C:\IT\third_party\boost_1_40_0_beta1\boost/iostreams/traits.hpp(188) : 
> see reference to class template instantiation 
> 'boost::iostreams::detail::member_char_type<T>' being compiled
> 1>        with
> 1>        [
> 1>            T=container_device<std::vector<boost::uint8_t>>
> 1>        ]
> 1>       
>  C:\IT\third_party\boost_1_40_0_beta1\boost/iostreams/stream.hpp(104) : 
> see reference to class template instantiation 
> 'boost::iostreams::char_type_of<T>' being compiled
> 1>        with
> 1>        [
> 1>            T=container_device<std::vector<boost::uint8_t>>
> 1>        ]
> 
> 
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> Robert Dailey
> 
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Are you prefixing stream_offset with the appropriate namespace?  Since 
you put the class in the global namespace, you would need to do this 
where the example does not.