Re: [xml] VC6, STL and VALID.H header error during compilation

[Graham Bennett <graham-libxml simulcra org>]

On Tue, Mar 08, 2005 at 03:06:08PM +0100, Samuel D?az Garc?a wrote:
> In line 401, there are a function argument named "list" that produce
> an error compiling mfc apps with vc6.
>
> A solution found is substitute "list" by "_list".
>
> The problem encountered is that my apps use STL and the argument
> "list" conflicts with the "std::list" template implementation in vc6.
>
> Can anybody change the argument name in valid.h header or say me what
> workaround can I make to solve the compile error?

I don't know any specifics for VC6, but with most C++ compilers the
non-standard #include <list.h> will define list at global scope, while
#include <list> will define it in the std namespace.  If you use the
latter you shouldn't have a problem.  You might also be able to work
around the problem by including libxml headers first in your compilation
unit.

> I use the "using namespace std" in all .cpp files that uses STL
> templates.

You should only do this after all #include statements, perhaps that is
your problem.

Either way, it's certainly not the responsibility of libxml2 to avoid
this kind of name clash.

hth,

Graham.

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Graham Bennett