Re: C++11

On msys2:

g++ --version
g++.exe (Rev2, Built by MSYS2 project) 4.9.0

g++  -I. -I../mandatory-cxx11   -I/mingw64/include -I/mingw64/include/botan-1.10    -DWIN32 -DNETXX_NO_PTON -DNETXX_NO_NTOP -DNETXX_NO_INET6   -g -O2 -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused -Wno-unused-parameter -std=c++11 -MT src/roster.o -MD -MP -MF $depbase.Tpo -c -o src/roster.o ../mandatory-cxx11/src/roster.cc &&\
mv -f $depbase.Tpo $depbase.Po
In file included from C:/Msys2/msys64/mingw64/include/c++/4.9.0/bits/shared_ptr.h:52:0,
                 from C:/Msys2/msys64/mingw64/include/c++/4.9.0/memory:82,
                 from ../mandatory-cxx11/src/roster.cc:14:
C:/Msys2/msys64/mingw64/include/c++/4.9.0/bits/shared_ptr_base.h: In instantiation of 'std::__shared_ptr<_Tp, _Lp>::__shared_ptr(_Tp1*) [with _Tp1 = cow_trie<unsigned int, std::shared_ptr<marking>, 8>::middle_node_type; _Tp = void; __gnu_cxx::_Lock_policy _Lp = (__gnu_cxx::_Lock_policy)2u]':
C:/Msys2/msys64/mingw64/include/c++/4.9.0/bits/shared_ptr_base.h:1023:4:   required from 'void std::__shared_ptr<_Tp, _Lp>::reset(_Tp1*) [with _Tp1 = cow_trie<unsigned int, std::shared_ptr<marking>, 8>::middle_node_type; _Tp = void; __gnu_cxx::_Lock_policy _Lp = (__gnu_cxx::_Lock_policy)2u]'
../mandatory-cxx11/src/cow_trie.hh:48:4:   required from 'bool cow_trie<_Key, _Value, _Bits>::walk(std::shared_ptr<void>&, _Key, int, _Value**) [with _Key = unsigned int; _Value = std::shared_ptr<marking>; int _Bits = 8]'
../mandatory-cxx11/src/cow_trie.hh:135:38:   required from 'const _Value& cow_trie<_Key, _Value, _Bits>::get_unshared_if_present(_Key) [with _Key = unsigned int; _Value = std::shared_ptr<marking>; int _Bits = 8]'
../mandatory-cxx11/src/roster.cc:212:59:   required from here
C:/Msys2/msys64/mingw64/include/c++/4.9.0/bits/shared_ptr_base.h:874:4: error: static assertion failed: incomplete type
    static_assert( !is_void<_Tp>::value, "incomplete type" );


I think the problem is in cow_trie.hh:

  bool walk(std::shared_ptr<void> & d, _Key key, int level, _Value **ret)
  {
    if (!d)
      {
	if (level > 0)
	  d.reset(new middle_node_type());
	else
	  d.reset(new leaf_node_type());
      }

Apparently 'std::shared_ptr<void>' is illegal, and that is enforced in
gcc 4.9.0

I don't have the c++11 reference manual. I found this:

http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/memory/shared_ptr

    std::shared_ptr may be used with an incomplete type T, but T must be
    complete at the point in code where the constructor from a raw
    pointer or the reset(T*) member function is called (note that
    std::unique_ptr may be constructed from a raw pointer to an
    incomplete type).

I assume 'void' is an incomplete type. 

The parameter 'd' in 'walk' is used to pass cow_trie::_data.

cow_trie::_data is set by the 'walk' code above; apparently we have two
node types. So to use a shared_ptr, we need a union of those types.

Can we use a unique_ptr here? I don't see where _data is shared. Guess I
should just try it: no, that gives a different error:

g++  -I. -I../mandatory-cxx11   -I/mingw64/include -I/mingw64/include/botan-1.10    -DWIN32 -DNETXX_NO_PTON -DNETXX_NO_NTOP -DNETXX_NO_INET6   -g -O2 -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused -Wno-unused-parameter -std=c++11 -MT src/cmd_netsync.o -MD -MP -MF $depbase.Tpo -c -o src/cmd_netsync.o ../mandatory-cxx11/src/cmd_netsync.cc &&\
mv -f $depbase.Tpo $depbase.Po
In file included from C:/Msys2/msys64/mingw64/include/c++/4.9.0/memory:81:0,
                 from C:/Msys2/msys64/mingw64/include/boost/container/container_fwd.hpp:36,
                 from C:/Msys2/msys64/mingw64/include/boost/lexical_cast.hpp:170,
                 from ../mandatory-cxx11/src/lexical_cast.hh:13,
                 from ../mandatory-cxx11/src/option.hh:29,
                 from ../mandatory-cxx11/src/options.hh:26,
                 from ../mandatory-cxx11/src/commands.hh:14,
                 from ../mandatory-cxx11/src/cmd.hh:17,
                 from ../mandatory-cxx11/src/cmd_netsync.cc:13:
C:/Msys2/msys64/mingw64/include/c++/4.9.0/bits/unique_ptr.h: In instantiation of 'void std::default_delete<_Tp>::operator()(_Tp*) const [with _Tp = void]':
C:/Msys2/msys64/mingw64/include/c++/4.9.0/bits/unique_ptr.h:236:16:   required from 'std::unique_ptr<_Tp, _Dp>::~unique_ptr() [with _Tp = void; _Dp = std::default_delete<void>]'
../mandatory-cxx11/src/cow_trie.hh:20:7:   required from here
C:/Msys2/msys64/mingw64/include/c++/4.9.0/bits/unique_ptr.h:72:2: error: static assertion failed: can't delete pointer to incomplete type
  static_assert(!is_void<_Tp>::value,


So we need a union type.

-- 
-- Stephe