Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Boost.Function compile error
From: Igor R (boost.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-03-07 04:29:59
> Thx, I was aware of Scott Meyers item (stumbled upon that already in the
> past), but here it can't be seen as a function since 'id' is not a type but
> a variable. The compiler also see 'id' not as a function but as a variable
> declaration of 'Bla'. Is that because u can also declare a variable like
> this:
>
> int (i) = 0;
>
> and why is that allowed?
It's because the compiler threats
Bla(id);
as:
Bla id;
as you can see from the errors (MSVC10):
error C2371: 'id' : redefinition; different basic types
error C2512: 'Bla' : no appropriate default constructor available