boost library dynamic_bitset.hpp fails to compile with g++ 4.3.3

[Joris Mooij]

Binary package hint: libboost1.37-dev

The header file boost/dynamic_bitset.hpp in libboost1.37-dev fails to compile with g++ 4.3.3 on Ubuntu 9.04.

Software versions affected:
Ubuntu 9.04, with packages 'libboost1.37-dev' and 'g++' installed
apt-cache policy libboost1.37-dev returns version 1.37.0-3ubuntu3
apt-cache policy g++ returns version 4:4.3.3-1ubuntu1

Reproducing the problem:
$ echo '#include <boost/dynamic_bitset.hpp>' > a.cpp
$ g++ --version
g++ (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5ubuntu4) 4.3.3
[...]
$ g++ a.cpp
In file included from /usr/include/boost/dynamic_bitset.hpp:15,
                 from a.cpp:1:
/usr/include/boost/dynamic_bitset/dynamic_bitset.hpp: In member function ‘size_t boost::dynamic_bitset<Block, Allocator>::count() const’:
/usr/include/boost/dynamic_bitset/dynamic_bitset.hpp:1021: error: ‘mode’ cannot appear in a constant-expression
/usr/include/boost/dynamic_bitset/dynamic_bitset.hpp:1021: error: template argument 1 is invalid
/usr/include/boost/dynamic_bitset/dynamic_bitset.hpp:1021: error: expected `>' before ‘*’ token
/usr/include/boost/dynamic_bitset/dynamic_bitset.hpp:1021: error: expected `(' before ‘*’ token
/usr/include/boost/dynamic_bitset/dynamic_bitset.hpp:1021: error: expected primary-expression before ‘>’ token

[Bruno Rocha Coutinho (bruno-r-coutinho)]

This bug occurs to me too.
It seem that boost 1.40 had a workaround to this gcc 4.3.3 incompatibility.

[Bruno Rocha Coutinho (bruno-r-coutinho)]

It compiles with g++ 4.1.3 and 4.2.4

[coutinho@darkstar tmp]$ cat a.cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <boost/dynamic_bitset.hpp>

int main() {
 std::cout << "hello world" << std::endl;
}

[coutinho@darkstar tmp]$ g++-4.1 --version
g++-4.1 (GCC) 4.1.3 20080623 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-24ubuntu1)
Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

[coutinho@darkstar tmp]$ g++-4.2 --version
g++-4.2 (GCC) 4.2.4 (Ubuntu 4.2.4-5ubuntu1)
[...]

[coutinho@darkstar tmp]$ g++-4.3 --version
g++-4.3 (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5ubuntu4) 4.3.3
[...]

[coutinho@darkstar tmp]$ g++-4.1 a.cpp
[coutinho@darkstar tmp]$ g++-4.2 a.cpp
[coutinho@darkstar tmp]$ g++-4.3 a.cpp
In file included from /usr/include/boost/dynamic_bitset.hpp:15,
                 from a.cpp:2:
/usr/include/boost/dynamic_bitset/dynamic_bitset.hpp: In member function ‘size_t boost::dynamic_bitset<Block, Allocator>::count() const’:
/usr/include/boost/dynamic_bitset/dynamic_bitset.hpp:1021: error: ‘mode’ cannot appear in a constant-expression
/usr/include/boost/dynamic_bitset/dynamic_bitset.hpp:1021: error: template argument 1 is invalid
/usr/include/boost/dynamic_bitset/dynamic_bitset.hpp:1021: error: expected `>' before ‘*’ token
/usr/include/boost/dynamic_bitset/dynamic_bitset.hpp:1021: error: expected `(' before ‘*’ token
/usr/include/boost/dynamic_bitset/dynamic_bitset.hpp:1021: error: expected primary-expression before ‘>’ token
[coutinho@darkstar tmp]$