Re: [cpp-netlib-devel] Compiling server sample with VS2008 & boost 1.41

[Jeroen H. <vex...@gm...>]

Hi Erik,

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 21:43, Nelson, Erik - 2
<eri...@ba...> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I'm playing with the hello_world.cpp (current one in
> mikhailberis-cpp-netlib git) and have a couple of questions.  Here's the
> start of my compiler output
>
> 1>http_server.cpp
> 1>Please define _WIN32_WINNT or _WIN32_WINDOWS appropriately. For
> example:
> 1>- add -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0501 to the compiler command line; or
> 1>- add _WIN32_WINNT=0x0501 to your project's Preprocessor Definitions.
> 1>Assuming _WIN32_WINNT=0x0501 (i.e. Windows XP target).
> 1>c:\work\boost\boost/network/protocol/http/traits/impl/request_methods.
> ipp(37) : error C2059: syntax error : 'constant'
>
>
> Comments/Questions:
> 1) I know that _WIN32_WINNT is #defined in the jamfile, but I'm curious
> if anyone knows why this warning comes up with cpp-netlib... We use
> boost extensively but have never needed to #define this
> 2) the error comes from
>   request_methods.ipp, on line
>   static char const * const DELETE = "DELETE";
> Winnt.h #defines DELETE.  If I change the offending line in
> request_methods.ipp to 'DELETE_', that seems to fix it
>
> After I fix that, the next error I get is:
> 1>c:\work\boost\boost/network/uri/http/detail/parse_specific.hpp(74) :
> error C2065: 'not' : undeclared identifier
>
> Adding #include <ciso646> to parse_specific.hpp gets it on the road, but
> then I come to something I don't see any obvious answer to:
>
> 1>c:\work\boost\boost/network/uri/http/uri.hpp(36) : error C2597:
> illegal reference to non-static member
> 'boost::network::uri::basic_uri<boost::network::tags::http_default_8bit_
> tcp_resolve>::string_type'
>
> It's complaining about this code
>
>            uint32_t port() const {
>                return parts_.port ? *(parts_.port) :
>                    (boost::iequals(parts_.scheme, string_type("https"))
> ? 443u : 80u);
>            }
>
>
> Am I doing something wrong?  Or is this known to be broken right now?
> I'm using a copy of Dean's code that I pulled down today.  Any guidance
> would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Erik
>

I've written a patch which might fix the two URI related errors,
though I currently have no way of testing them as I have no Windows
install around, please give them a shot and let me know.

Yours,
Jeroen Habraken