MSVC 12: compiler error in boost/type_traits/common_type.hpp(42)

[sk.aquileia@…]

Visual Studio 2013 fails to build Boost 1.60, whereas 1.58 is built correctly. When built with Visual Studio 2008, 1.60 doesn't show this issue.

Command line:

.\b2 --with-thread --toolset=msvc-12.0

error:

.\boost/type_traits/common_type.hpp(42) : fatal error C1001: Interner Compilerfehler.
(Compilerdatei 'msc1.cpp', Zeile 1325)

This regression was likely introduced in commit Make common_type SFINAE-friendly, add tests
​https://github.com/boostorg/type_traits/commit/9fd4ee06b2

full error message for one of the files:

compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\chrono\build\msvc-12.0\debug\link-static\threading-multi\chrono.obj
chrono.cpp
C:\GitHub\external\_lib\boost_1_60_0\boost/type_traits/common_type.hpp(42) : fatal error C1001: Interner Compilerfehler.
(Compilerdatei 'msc1.cpp', Zeile 1325)
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Interner Compilerfehler in C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe. Sie werden aufgefordert, später einen Fehlerbericht an Microsoft zu senden.

    call "C:\Users\SEBAST~2\AppData\Local\Temp\b2_msvc_12.0_vcvarsall_x86.cmd" > nul
cl /Zm800 -nologo @"bin.v2\libs\chrono\build\msvc-12.0\debug\link-static\threading-multi\chrono.obj.rsp"

...failed compile-c-c++ bin.v2\libs\chrono\build\msvc-12.0\debug\link-static\threading-multi\chrono.obj...

[John Maddock]

I'm unable to reproduce: the tests for both chrono and type_traits all build OK for me (other than some unrelated and expected type_traits failures) with msvc-10,11,12 and 14 and both Git develop and 1.60 release. This is with fully up to date / patched versions of Visual Studio though: is it possible your vc12 install is not patched with the latest updates?

[sk.aquileia@…]

It was indeed fixed by Update 5, sorry that I didn't check for patches before reporting it - I had just assumed Microsoft wouldn't publish major patches 2 years after release.

[anonymous]

I hit the same issue with boost-1.60; I'm on "Update 3 of Visual Studio 2013 for Windows Desktop". As I had boost-1.55 downloaded, and didn't need the latest version, I've switched to using that, and the problem has gone away.

[anonymous]

the same problem and couldn't fixed unless switched to old versionso sad

[anonymous]

Don't you guys ever run Microsoft update? Seriously, update your VC12 install to update 5 and the issue goes away.