Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #2690: array.hpp line 289 missing parameter

monte.jones.ctr@… — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:51:07 GMT

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I down loaded and installed boost 1.37.0 yesterday on our system with SPARC processor, running Solaris 10. When building I kept getting the following errors: "./boost/array.hpp", line 75: Error: Too few arguments for template std::reverse_iterator<boost::T* "./boost/array.hpp", line 289: Where: While specializing "boost::array<boost::T, boost::N>" "./boost/array.hpp", line 289: Where: Specialized in non-template code.

When looking at line 289, it reads:

return std::equal(x.begin(), x.end(), y.begin());

I think it should read:

return std::equal(x.begin(), x.end(), y.begin(), y.end());

status changed; resolution set

Steven Watanabe — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:26:46 GMT

status new → closed
resolution → invalid

std::equal takes three arguments, so the boost::array code is correct.

The actual problem is that that std::reverse_iterator which is used to define boost::array<>::reverse_iterator does not conform to the standard.

In order to use Boost with sun, you must use stlport (-library=stlport4).

status changed; resolution deleted

anonymous — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:10:08 GMT

status closed → reopened
resolution invalid

May be I should have been more specific, this problem occurs when building the boost libraries. It keeps over 200 libraries from building, and some of them are ones I need. The solution provided when marked invalid is a compile time solution for Sun Studio 12, not an initial boost build solution.

Steven Watanabe — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:58:01 GMT

To build boost you need to add stdlib=sun-stlport to the bjam command line.

status changed; resolution set

anonymous — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:20:06 GMT

status reopened → closed
resolution → invalid

Thank you Steve. I now have Boost 1.37.0 built and working on our sun system. I would suggest adding this information to the documentation provided on line.