FreeOrion

This is kindof off-topic, but I figured it'd be a good place to ask.

VC++ 6.0 will not compile the following:

list<int>::iterator foobar;

It has to be typedeffed. I.e. :

typedef list<int> INT_LIST;
INT_LIST::iterator foobar;

Does anybody know if they've fixed this in .NET?
I'd like to eventually try getting FreeOrion to build with Microsoft's compiler in addition to gcc but this bug makes that impossible.

JB

There are more ways that MSVC 6.0 is not compliant with the standard than there are Agent Smiths in the new Matrix movie. From what I have been heard (though I don't know for sure), 7.0 (.NET) is intended to be much more compliant. It should prove to be impossible to compile GG under 6.0 for at least one reason I can think of off the top of my head, and perhaps others. If you want this stuff to compile using a MS compiler, it's probably 7.0 or nothing.

Yeah, this isn't the only compliance issue I've had with 6.0

Their website for .NET doesn't mention this particular bug, and I'm certainly not going to go buy it just to find out.

JB

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Have you tried installing the latest service packs? That code seems to work in my 6.0 just fine...

Edit: by "that code" I mean the snippet in the opening post. I haven't tried compiling GG.

I have one of the service packs at work, not sure which one or if its the latest, but the same problem occurs. Haven't installed any packs on my home machine.

JB

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When I originally downloaded GG, I compiled my first program with it in MSVC.NET. I may have had to change a couple things, I can't remember. In visual studio 6 you need to do some additional configuration to make the STL work properly...I think its in a readme on the CD somewhere.