[Bug 1780174] [NEW] Compile error when using Boost Spirit from v1.65.1

Thu Jul 5 04:05:23 UTC 2018

Public bug reported:

Compiling an app (in Ubuntu 18.04 [1] with GCC 7) that uses Boost Spirit
from v1.65.1 [2] results in the following compiler error:

/usr/include/boost/spirit/home/classic/phoenix/special_ops.hpp:62:48: error: ‘complex’ is not a member of ‘std’
 template <typename T> struct rank<PHOENIX_STD::complex<T> >
                                                ^~~~~~~
/usr/include/boost/spirit/home/classic/phoenix/special_ops.hpp:62:48: error: ‘complex’ is not a member of ‘std’
/usr/include/boost/spirit/home/classic/phoenix/special_ops.hpp:62:57: error: template argument 1 is invalid
 template <typename T> struct rank<PHOENIX_STD::complex<T> >
                                                         ^
/usr/include/boost/spirit/home/classic/phoenix/special_ops.hpp:62:59: error: expected unqualified-id before ‘>’ token
 template <typename T> struct rank<PHOENIX_STD::complex<T> >
                                                           ^

Looks like this is a known Boost bug and have been fixed since[3], but
Ubuntu 18.04 still has the older version with that bug in it.

[1]: The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System -> About Ubuntu

$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Release:	18.04

[2]: The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy
pkgname' or by checking in Software Center

$ apt-cache policy libboost1.65-dev
libboost1.65-dev:
  Installed: 1.65.1+dfsg-0ubuntu5
  Candidate: 1.65.1+dfsg-0ubuntu5
  Version table:
 *** 1.65.1+dfsg-0ubuntu5 500
        500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

$ gcc --version
gcc (Ubuntu 7.3.0-16ubuntu3) 7.3.0

[3]: https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/13240

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: libboost1.65-dev 1.65.1+dfsg-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-24.26-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu Jul  5 13:50:23 2018
Dependencies:

InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-22 (803 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
SourcePackage: boost1.65.1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-07-04 (0 days ago)

** Affects: boost1.65.1 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic

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Title:
  Compile error when using Boost Spirit from v1.65.1

Status in boost1.65.1 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Compiling an app (in Ubuntu 18.04 [1] with GCC 7) that uses Boost
  Spirit from v1.65.1 [2] results in the following compiler error:

  /usr/include/boost/spirit/home/classic/phoenix/special_ops.hpp:62:48: error: ‘complex’ is not a member of ‘std’
   template <typename T> struct rank<PHOENIX_STD::complex<T> >
                                                  ^~~~~~~
  /usr/include/boost/spirit/home/classic/phoenix/special_ops.hpp:62:48: error: ‘complex’ is not a member of ‘std’
  /usr/include/boost/spirit/home/classic/phoenix/special_ops.hpp:62:57: error: template argument 1 is invalid
   template <typename T> struct rank<PHOENIX_STD::complex<T> >
                                                           ^
  /usr/include/boost/spirit/home/classic/phoenix/special_ops.hpp:62:59: error: expected unqualified-id before ‘>’ token
   template <typename T> struct rank<PHOENIX_STD::complex<T> >
                                                             ^

  Looks like this is a known Boost bug and have been fixed since[3], but
  Ubuntu 18.04 still has the older version with that bug in it.

  [1]: The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System -> About Ubuntu

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  Release:	18.04

  [2]: The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy
  pkgname' or by checking in Software Center

  $ apt-cache policy libboost1.65-dev
  libboost1.65-dev:
    Installed: 1.65.1+dfsg-0ubuntu5
    Candidate: 1.65.1+dfsg-0ubuntu5
    Version table:
   *** 1.65.1+dfsg-0ubuntu5 500
          500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  $ gcc --version
  gcc (Ubuntu 7.3.0-16ubuntu3) 7.3.0

  [3]: https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/13240

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: libboost1.65-dev 1.65.1+dfsg-0ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-24.26-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-24-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Thu Jul  5 13:50:23 2018
  Dependencies:

  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-22 (803 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  SourcePackage: boost1.65.1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-07-04 (0 days ago)

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