Re: VC8 : double defined classes - no error / warning but critical
behaviour
Hi mario!
i have 2 source files with a class Foo (defined and implemented in both
source files! - ctor, dtor, prints filename+funcname) and in each source
file a function which creates an instance of this local class Foo.
I have currently almost the same situation, and opened a support case at MS.
Regarding MS, it is a bug in your project ;)
You are violating the ODR (one definition rule)...
See:
http://blogs.msdn.com/larryosterman/archive/2007/09/26/what-s-wrong-with-this-code-part-21-a-psychic-debugging-example-the-answers.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Definition_Rule
http://www.k-3d.org/wiki/One_Definition_Rule
https://blogs.msdn.com/vcblog/archive/2007/05/17/diagnosing-hidden-odr-violations-in-visual-c-and-fixing-lnk2022.aspx
From my point of view, at least the linker should display a warning if
this is not supported!!!!
The solution is:
ether
- rename your class
or
- put your class in a unique namespace
--
Greetings
Jochen
My blog about Win32 and .NET
http://blog.kalmbachnet.de/
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