Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #5794: seed_rng.hpp contains invalid forward declaration of random_device

anonymous — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 05:46:22 GMT

Patch attached:
Index: seed_rng.hpp
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--- seed_rng.hpp	(revision 57525)
+++ seed_rng.hpp	(revision 57526)
@@ -56,8 +56,10 @@
 #endif
 // forward declare random number generators
-namespace boost {
+namespace boost { namespace random {
 class random_device;
+}
+using random::random_device;
 } //namespace boost
 namespace boost {

Andy Tompkins — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:18:07 GMT

Fixed in trunk. In a few days, after tests cycle, I'll commit to release.

status changed; resolution set

Andy Tompkins — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:09:01 GMT

status new → closed
resolution → fixed

Checked into release.

anonymous — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:12:45 GMT

Thanks, confirmed to be working in 1.48 beta.