Re: [Boost-users] [proto] using proto with nvcc

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [proto] using proto with nvcc
From: Eric Niebler (eric_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-02-08 20:07:55

(Manjunath, please don't top-post. Rearranging things ...)

On 2/9/2010 8:35 AM, Manjunath Kudlur wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Eric Jourdanneau wrote:
>>
>> I would like to test proto with nvcc, and when I compile the simple Hello
>> world example of 1.42, I get the following error message:
>> /usr/include/boost/proto/detail/decltype.hpp:314: error: invalid
>> use of template-name ‘boost::type’ without an argument list.
>>
>> Of course it works with g++
>> I just don't know what to do, can somebody help me on that point?
 >
 > I am assuming that you are referring to NVIDIA's CUDA compiler, when
 > you say nvcc. I don't know if nvcc has complete C++ compliance/support
 > for CUDA programs. You are better off posting this question to one of
 > NVIDIA's forums http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php.

I've never tested proto with nvcc, so I'm not surprised it doesn't work. 
I would need someone familiar with the quirks of this compiler (Troy?) 
to help get proto working with it. And there's no guarantee it's 
possible -- proto requires a fairly compliant compiler.

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