Re: [Boost-users] Problem with gcc/4.5.0-g++and boost::function

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Problem with gcc/4.5.0-g++and boost::function
From: Andreas Wehrmann (a.wehrmann_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-04-01 02:04:18

On 03/31/2011 06:42 PM, Steven Watanabe wrote:
> AMDG
>
> On 03/31/2011 09:27 AM, Shah, Gaurav N wrote:
>> I have legacy code in my library using boost::function. This works 
>> fine if I am using gcc/4.2.2-g++ and BOOST/1.41.  But if I switch 
>> myself to using gcc/4.5.0-g++ and BOOST/1.44 I get below ERROR:
>> I do not see anything wrong with code.
>>
>> /export/home/a_besnad/Perforce/eq-thebeast-build-linux-Beast_8.08/TheBeast/marketdata/IMDMXP/server/wombat/management.hpp:69:51: 
>> error: 'function' in namespace 'boost' does not name a type
>> /export/home/a_besnad/Perforce/eq-thebeast-build-linux-Beast_8.08/TheBeast/marketdata/IMDMXP/server/wombat/management.hpp:69:58: 
>> error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of 'parameter' with no type
>> /export/home/a_besnad/Perforce/eq-thebeast-build-linux-Beast_8.08/TheBeast/marketdata/IMDMXP/server/wombat/management.hpp:69:66: 
>> error: expected ',' or '...' before '<' token
>> ../../../../../../marketdata/IMDMXP/server/wombat/management.cpp:126:10: 
>> error: prototype for 'void datasource::management::stop(const 
>> std::string&, const boost::function<void()>&)' does not match any in 
>> class 'datasource::management'
>> /export/home/a_besnad/Perforce/eq-thebeast-build-linux-Beast_8.08/TheBeast/marketdata/IMDMXP/server/wombat/management.hpp:69:14: 
>> error: candidate is: void datasource::management::stop(const 
>> std::string&, int)
>> make[6]: *** [management.lo] Error 1
>> make[6]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
>>
>>
>>
>> Code lines throw ERROR:
>>
>> 68           */
>> 69         void stop(const std::string&  topic, const 
>> boost::function<  void (void)>&  action);
>> 70
>>
>> Thanks for help in advance.
>>
>
> Have you verified that boost/function.hpp
> is #included?
>
> In Christ,
> Steven Watanabe
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This is the first thing I would check, since the compiler has become 
stricter, meaning
indirect inclusions won't work anymore.
I ran across the same problem when upgrading from 4.2.x to 4.4.x and 
4.5.x respectively.

Regards,
Andreas

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