[STDCXX-73] [MSVC 8] std::type_info declared in the wrong namespace

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 4.1.2
• Fix Version/s: 4.1.3
• Component/s: 18. Language Support

Environment

MSVC 8.0, Windows

• Assignee: Martin Sebor
• Reporter: Martin Sebor
• Created: 30/Nov/05 10:22
• Updated: 09/Dec/05 05:56
• Resolved: 03/Dec/05 11:21

Description

$ cat t.cpp && nmake -nologo t.exe
#include <typeinfo>

void foo (const std::type_info&) { }

int main ()
{
foo (typeid (int));
}

cl -D_RWCONFIG=15d_msvc_8_0 -Ic:\contrib\cygwin\build\sebor\dev-hal/include -I.\..\..\..\../include -Ic:\contrib\cygwin\build\sebor\dev-hal\tests\stdlib\support/../include -Ic:/contrib/cygwin/build/sebor/dev-hal/include/ansi -I.\..\..\..\.. -Ic:\contrib\cygwin\build\sebor\dev-hal -Ic:\contrib\cygwin\build\sebor\dev-hal\tests\stdlib\support -I. -nologo -EHsc -Zc:wchar_t -MDd -W3 -Zi -GR -GF -RTC1 -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -c t.cpp
t.cpp
t.cpp(7) : error C2664: 'foo' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'const type_info' to 'const std::type_info &'
Reason: cannot convert from 'const type_info' to 'const std::type_info'
No user-defined-conversion operator available that can perform this conversion, or the operator cannot be called
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\BIN\cl.EXE"' : return code '0x2'
Stop.

Issue Links

• is related to: STDCXX-74 [MSVC 8.0] type_info pollutes the global scope