Re: [Boost-users] Boost: Getting Started on Windows

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Boost: Getting Started on Windows
From: Joshua Boyce (raptorfactor_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-09-26 18:48:11

On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 8:38 AM, OvermindDL1 <overminddl1_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Olivier Bertrand <bertrandop_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
> >  Using this tutorial I tried to build the first sample with Windows
> Visual
> > C++ 6.0.
> >
> > All seems correct in the settings, but the compilation failed with the
> > following messages:
> >
> > --------------------Configuration: Sample - Win32
> Debug--------------------
> > Compiling...
> > Lambda.cpp
> > c:\boost_1_44\boost\config\suffix.hpp(588) : error C2039: 'typeinfo' : is
> > not a member of '`global namespace''
> > c:\boost_1_44\boost\config\suffix.hpp(588) : error C2873: 'typeinfo' :
> > symbol cannot be used in a using-declaration
> > c:\boost_1_44\boost\mpl\aux_\yes_no.hpp(56) : fatal error C1506:
> > unrecoverable block scoping error
> > Error executing cl.exe.
> >
> > Sample.exe - 3 error(s), 0 warning(s)
> >
> > The second sample gave me similar errors.
> >
> > I need help to be able to use the Boost libs...
>
> visual C++ 6.0 is inching toward 13 years old, there is not much
> nowadays that supports it, and I know many Boost sublibraries do not
> (although some still do), however, MPL I doubt is one that does due to
> its heavy template usage and VS6's lack of proper template support
> (although it 'might', anyone want to chime in?).  You might try going
> back to an older Boost version, maybe 1.33 or so, when VC6 was still
> somewhat used.
>
> Personally, I would highly recommend at least downloading the free
> Visual Studio 2010 (or 2008) Express version to get upgraded to
> something more modern.
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Not sure how up to date this is, but it may be of interest:
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_44_0/libs/mpl/doc/tutorial/portability.html

At any rate, stop using VC6. Seriously, it's awful.