id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
12725	boost::geometry::distance compile errors with 3D segment primitives	Arturo Blas <arturoblas@…>	Barend Gehrels	"When trying to calculate the nearest segment from another segment in a 3-dimensional space using the boost::geometry::index::nearest query on a boost:: boost::geometry::index::rtree but I get the following compilation error on VS2010:


{{{
> error C2664: 'boost::mpl::assertion_failed' : cannot convert parameter
> 1 from 'boost::mpl::failed ************(__cdecl
> boost::geometry::nyi::not_implemented_error<Term1,Term2,Term3>::THIS_OPERATION_IS_NOT_OR_NOT_YET_IMPLEMENTED::*
> ***********)(boost::mpl::assert_::types<T1,T2,T3>)' to 'boost::mpl::assert<false>::type'
}}}

I have managed to narrow down the same issue to using just the `boost::geometry::distance` function:
  
{{{
    typedef boost::geometry::model::point <float, 3, boost::geometry::cs::cartesian> point;
    typedef boost::geometry::model::segment <point> segment;

    point pa = point(x1, y1, z1);
    point pc = point(x2, y2, z2);
    point pb = point(x3, y3, z3);
    
    float dist = boost::geometry::distance(segment(pa, pb), segment(pa, pc));
}}}


According to the documentation of the version of Boost I'm using (1.60) this should be supported, however it works just fine when using two dimensions.

[http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_60_0/libs/geometry/doc/html/geometry/reference/algorithms/distance/distance_2.html#geometry.reference.algorithms.distance.distance_2.supported_geometries]

I could not find anything in the docs either about how to extend the functionality or whether it's possible at all and could not find any relevant changes regarding this issue since this version.

Is this a bug or something in the roadmap that hasn't yet been addressed?


[http://stackoverflow.com/questions/41453792/boostgeometrydistance-compile-errors-with-3d-primitives]"	Feature Requests	new	To Be Determined	geometry	Boost 1.60.0	Showstopper		rtree, geometry, distance	arturoblas@…