Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #1097: keyword.hpp generates many warnings C4180: qualifier applied to function type has no meaning; ignored

Daniel Wallin — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 11:34:56 GMT

Which compiler version is this? The const is in fact not meaningless. It's there so that:

template <class T>
void f(T&);
f(_x = 0);

can work.

anonymous — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:05:50 GMT

I get a similar problem, this is the simplest code to reproduce it (in msvc-8.0)

#include <boost/bind.hpp>
template<typename T>
struct Foo
{
   Foo(T const& t_) : t(t_) {}
   T t;
};
typedef Foo<int> BarT;
//typedef int Bar;
class Moo
{
public:
   BarT GetBar ()
   {
      return BarT(42);
   }
};
int main()
{
   Moo moo;
   boost::bind(&Moo::GetBar, moo);
}

and the warning:

1>boost\boost.1.34.1\boost\boost\bind.hpp(1575) : warning C4180: qualifier applied to function type has no meaning; ignored
1>        boost\boost.1.34.1\boost\boost\bind.hpp(1609) : see reference to class template instantiation 'boost::_bi::add_cref<Pm,I>' being compiled
1>        with
1>        [
1>            Pm=Foo<int> (__thiscall Moo::* )(void),
1>            I=1
1>        ]
1>        test1\test1.cpp(25) : see reference to class template instantiation 'boost::_bi::dm_result<Pm,A1>' being compiled
1>        with
1>        [
1>            Pm=BarT (__thiscall Moo::* )(void),
1>            A1=Moo
1>        ]

The compiler seems to be choosing the member specialisation of add_cref:

template< class M, class T > struct add_cref< M T::*, 1 >
{
    typedef M const & type; // line 1575
};

rather than the member function specialisation:

template< class R, class T > struct add_cref< R (T::*) (), 1 >
{
    typedef void type; // line 1580
};

If you change the typedef of Bar to the int, all is well.

gregory.petrosyan@… — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:27:32 GMT

this is still true for msvc-9 sp1

are there any plans to "fix" this issue?

Marshall Clow — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:13:08 GMT

Both gcc 4.2.1 and clang (post 2.8 TOT) compile the sample code above w/o errors or warnings (-Wall, with boost 1.45.0).

Is this a msvc-only problem?

Paul A. Bristow — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 09:20:21 GMT

If I remember right, this is a MS compiler error - that will not be fixed.

(But the push and pop method may not work - a limit of 50 or so push'n'pops!)

I'm not clear what the const does that is useful, so perhaps removing try it?

Mateusz Loskot — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 22:35:59 GMT

Replying to anonymous:

I get a similar problem, this is the simplest code to reproduce it (in msvc-8.0) ...

1>boost\boost.1.34.1\boost\boost\bind.hpp(1575) : warning C4180: qualifier applied to function type has no meaning; ignored
1>        boost\boost.1.34.1\boost\boost\bind.hpp(1609) : see reference to class template instantiation 'boost::_bi::add_cref<Pm,I>' being compiled

FYI, this warning has been suppressed already by John Maddock in r57542 as part of fix for #3601.

Presumably, similar fix could be applied wherever it is necessary to close this report.

Paul A. Bristow — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 13:11:54 GMT

Since MSVC 8 is now well obsolete, I suggest that we just close this ticket. If nobody disagrees, I will close it in a weeks time.

status changed; resolution set

Paul A. Bristow — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 09:24:26 GMT

status new → closed
resolution → fixed