Compile error in bool boost::local_time::custom_time_zone_base<CharT>::has_dst() const with C++11 mode enabled

[gawain.bolton@…]

With C++11 mode enabled (the "-std=c++0x" compiler option) using GCC v4.6.2 and boost v1.53 there is a compile error due to the fact that boost::shared_ptr<>'s bool conversion operator is now "explicit".

/export/usr/local/domdev/gbolton/local_repo/wiz/local/boost/1.53.0/include/boost/date_time/local_time/custom_time_zone.hpp: In member function 'bool boost::local_time::custom_time_zone_base<CharT>::has_dst() const [with CharT = char]': ../src/DateTime.cpp:636:1: instantiated from here /export/usr/local/domdev/gbolton/local_repo/wiz/local/boost/1.53.0/include/boost/date_time/local_time/custom_time_zone.hpp:67:30: error: cannot convert 'const boost::shared_ptr<boost::date_time::dst_day_calc_rule<boost::gregorian::date> >' to 'bool' in return

The fix is trivial and so I won't insult anyone's intelligence by providing it here!

Thanks for providing such useful and good quality libraries,

Gawain Bolton

[Marshall Clow]

This was fixed on trunk in [84626], but apparently not merged to the release branch.

[anonymous]

Replying to marshall: Yes I did look at the boost v1.54 release candidate to see if this problem was fixed as well as search for tickets but I did not check was what on trunk.

Given the trivial nature of the fix, and given that it is a blocking problem for anyone wishing to use a C++11 compatible compiler, I would have hoped this fix could be put in boost v1.54...

[Marshall Clow]

Merged to release in [85045]