boost.sort header conflicts with boost.range header

[john2.718281828459045235360287@…]

This two-line program fails to compile.

#include <boost/range/algorithm.hpp>
#include <boost/sort/spreadsort/spreadsort.hpp>

The headers conflict on "boost::sort". The first header declares a function boost::sort. The second header declares a namespace boost::sort.

[Marshall Clow]

This is definitely not me. This belongs to Steven Ross, maintainer of the Boost.Sort library.

[stevenross]

This is due to the "using range::sort" at the bottom of boost/range/algorithm/sort.hpp (fixing this also requires renaming uses of boost::sort to boost::range::sort). It's causing namespace pollution by putting a function in the boost:: namespace, that's conflicting with the boost::sort library. It's also a violation of this guideline: ​https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/Guidelines/MaintenanceGuidelines#Avoidtheinclusionofsymbolsattheboostorboost::detailnamespace

Neil Groves has agreed to look into it.

[anonymous]

I know, Boost is a project of volunteers but I just stumbled over the same issue. And since there is no +1 and the last activity has been months ago I figured I just put a comment here to bring that ticket to your attention again.