Using bind with Boost.Function won't compile

[junfeng-guo@…]

Below codes are copied from sample codes in Boost.Bind documentation at http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_40_0/libs/bind/bind.html#with_boost_function, with a little modification.

It compiles in older version (1.30.0) but fails to compile in newer version (1.36.0 or newer) and report following error:

\boost/function/function_base.hpp(316) : error C2059: syntax error : '('

\boost/function/function_base.hpp(312) : while compiling class template member function 'void boost::detail::function::functor_manager_common<Functor>::manage_small(const boost::detail::function::function_buffer &,boost::detail::function::function_buffer &,boost::detail::function::functor_manager_operation_type)'

I am using MSVC 9.0. Seems there is a bug in the Boost.Function codes.

Here are the test codes:

class button

{

public:

boost::function<void()> onClick;

};

class player

{

public:

void play(){};

void stop(){};

};

button playButton, stopButton;

player thePlayer;

void connect()

{

playButton.onClick = boost::bind(&player::play, &thePlayer);

stopButton.onClick = boost::bind(&player::stop, &thePlayer);

}

[Steven Watanabe]

The following compiles for me against both 1.40 and the trunk.

#include <boost/function.hpp>
#include <boost/bind.hpp>

class button
{
public:
    boost::function<void()> onClick;
};

class player
{
public:
    void play(){};
    void stop(){};
};

button playButton, stopButton;
player thePlayer;

void connect()
{
    playButton.onClick = boost::bind(&player::play, &thePlayer);
    stopButton.onClick = boost::bind(&player::stop, &thePlayer);
}

Can you post a complete self-contained example (with #includes) that fails?

[Steven Watanabe]

My best guess is that new has been #defined.

[anonymous]

Replying to steven_watanabe:

My best guess is that new has been #defined.

You are right! new has been #defined in a header file ahead of including boost header file. After I changed their including order, the problem solved.

Thanks, you are very helpful!