[QPID-5609] QPID fails to compile in C++11 with Boost 1.54

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.24
• Fix Version/s: 0.29
• Component/s: C++ Broker, C++ Client
• Labels: c++ c++11

Environment

Boost 1.54, GCC 4.8.2, Centos 5.10

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Andrew Robertson
• Created: 07/Mar/14 10:27
• Updated: 02/Apr/14 21:40
• Resolved: 02/Apr/14 21:40

Description

QPID fails to compile with GCC 4.8.2 and Boost 1.54 in C++11 using the compiler flag "-std=c++11".

This problem is caused by a change to Boost's shared_ptr. When compiling in c++11 the shared_pointer interface is changed to match c++11's std::shared_pointer. This causes the boolean conversion operator to be made explicit, preventing the implicit conversion to a boolean when returning a shared_ptr from a function.

To get QPID to compile with GCC 4.8.2 and C++11 extra compiler flags are needed. After running CMake modify the CMakeCache.txt file and set the variable "CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS" to "-std=c++11 -Wno-unused-local-typedefs -Wno-ignored-qualifiers -Wno-deprecated-declarations". Passing the variable to CMake on the command line can cause problems as CMake doesn't like the '=' in the flag "-std=c++11".

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: QPID-5659 C++ not compiling (correctly) as C++11