[PRB] regex_match(), MSVC6 & STLPort4

From: Markus Schöpflin (schoepflin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-06-27 08:38:06

Hi there,

I'm trying to use regex_match() to get bach the match results but my 
compiler (MSVC6 & STLPort4) always complains about not being able to 
find right overload when using a debug build.

error C2665: 'regex_match' : none of the 8 overloads can convert 
parameter 1 from type 'const class _STLD::basic_string<char,struct 
std::char_traits<char>,class _STLD::allocator<char> >'

The code looks as follows:

#include <boost/regex.hpp>
#include <string>

using boost::regex;
using boost::regex_match;
using boost::cmatch;

namespace
{
        const regex lic_syntax("(foobar)");
}

bool lic_check_syntax(const std::string &lic)
{
        return regex_match(lic, lic_syntax);
}

bool lic_check_license(const std::string &lic)
{
        cmatch lic_matches;

        if (regex_match(lic, lic_matches, lic_syntax))
        {
                // ...
        }
        else
        {
                return false;
        }
}

The first use of regex_match() compiles ok, the second one gives me 
the error message about the missing overload. In release build all 
works as expected...

Has anyone encountered this problem before?

Markus