Re: std set insert problem
The VC++ 6 compiler was extremely poor with regard to the proper handling of templates and meeting the C++ Standard. Your code is
fine, compiles without error, and works perfectly in VC++ 9.0 (VS 2008) SP1. Most of the work to fix these problems was made years
ago in versions 7.0 and 7.1, however. For many reasons (besides these), I suggest you upgrade from the old dinosaur that is VC6.
Angus wrote:
Should I not be able to do this:
std::set<int> myset;
std::list<int> intlist;
intlist.push_back(1);
intlist.push_back(2);
intlist.push_back(3);
intlist.push_back(4);
myset.insert(intlist.begin(), intlist.end());
in MSVC v6 I get:
C:\Support\CPP\Set_Test.cpp(32) : error C2664: 'class
std::_Tree<int,int,struct std::set<int,struct std::less<int>,class
std::allocator<int> >::_Kfn,struct std::less<int>,class
std::allocator<int> >::iterator __thiscall std::set<int,struct
std::less
<int>,class std::allocator<int> >::insert(class
std::_Tree<int,int,struct std::set<int,struct std::less<int>,class
std::allocator<int> >::_Kfn,struct std::less<int>,class
std::allocator<int> >::iterator,const int &)' : cannot convert
parameter 1 fro
m 'class std::list<int,class std::allocator<int> >::iterator' to
'class std::_Tree<int,int,struct std::set<int,struct
std::less<int>,class std::allocator<int> >::_Kfn,struct
std::less<int>,class std::allocator<int> >::iterator'
No constructor could take the source type, or constructor
overload resolution was ambiguous
Is this a compiler limitation or am I doing something wrong? Any idea
on a workaround if it is a compiler limitation?
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