Boost 1.65.1 geometry distance strategy compile error with Visual Studio 2017

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When trying to compile my project with new version of boost 1.65.1, I get the following error:

C:\Users\twozn\Dev\soundtoolkit\stk\libraries\boost/geometry/strategies/distance.hpp(101): error C2664: 'int boost::mpl::assertion_failed<false>(boost::mpl::assert<false>::type)': cannot convert argument 1 from 'boost::mpl::failed ************(__cdecl boost::geometry::strategy::distance::services::default_strategy<boost::geometry::point_tag,boost::geometry::segment_tag,boost::geometry::model::point<float,2,boost::geometry::cs::cartesian>,boost::geometry::model::point<float,2,boost::geometry::cs::cartesian>,boost::geometry::cartesian_tag,boost::geometry::cartesian_tag,void>::NOT_IMPLEMENTED_FOR_THIS_POINT_TYPE_COMBINATION::* ***********)(boost::mpl::assert_::types<Point1,Point2,CsTag1,CsTag2>)' to 'boost::mpl::assert<false>::type'
1>        with
1>        [
1>            Point1=boost::geometry::model::point<float,2,boost::geometry::cs::cartesian>,
1>            Point2=boost::geometry::model::point<float,2,boost::geometry::cs::cartesian>,
1>            CsTag1=boost::geometry::cartesian_tag,
1>            CsTag2=boost::geometry::cartesian_tag
1>        ]

which is triggered by line

std::vector<Value> results;
rtree.query(boost::geometry::index::nearest(Point(p.x, p.y), 1), std::back_inserter(results));

where the rtree above is defined as

using Point = boost::geometry::model::point<float, 2,boost::geometry::cs::cartesian>;
using Segment = boost::geometry::model::segment<Point>;
using Value = std::pair<Segment, size_t>;
boost::geometry::index::rtree<Value, boost::geometry::index::rstar<16>> rtree;

The assertion triggered is (boost/geometry/strategies/distance.hpp):

template
<
    typename GeometryTag1,
    typename GeometryTag2,
    typename Point1,
    typename Point2 = Point1,
    typename CsTag1 = typename cs_tag<Point1>::type,
    typename CsTag2 = typename cs_tag<Point2>::type,
    typename UnderlyingStrategy = void
>
struct default_strategy
{
    BOOST_MPL_ASSERT_MSG
        (
            false, NOT_IMPLEMENTED_FOR_THIS_POINT_TYPE_COMBINATION
            , (types<Point1, Point2, CsTag1, CsTag2>)
        );
};

This compiled and worked correctly with Boost 1.64.0. The compiler is Visual Studio 2017 Update 1. What is the issue here?

Can you post the relevant bit of the static assertion? It's trying to tell you something, but you clipped it off. (Also, the type of `results`?) — sehe, Sep 11 '17 at 13:42

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 11 '17 at 14:10

7

Not having access to MSVC, I could /guess/ that you need to include more headers. It could be they got indirectly included in Boost 1.64.0.

See if you can compile the following self-contained example:

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#include <boost/geometry/geometry.hpp>
#include <boost/geometry/core/coordinate_system.hpp>
#include <boost/geometry/geometries/segment.hpp>
#include <boost/geometry/index/predicates.hpp>

using Point   = boost::geometry::model::point<float, 2,boost::geometry::cs::cartesian>;
using Segment = boost::geometry::model::segment<Point>;
using Value   = std::pair<Segment, size_t>;

int main() {
    boost::geometry::index::rtree<Value, boost::geometry::index::rstar<16>> rtree;

    std::vector<Value> results;
    rtree.query(boost::geometry::index::nearest(Point(1, 2), 1), std::back_inserter(results));
}

answered Sep 11 '17 at 14:10

sehe

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Thanks @sehe, including `` fixed it – tomi.lee.jones Sep 13 '17 at 10:19
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Looks like the required include may have changed again. Including `` doesn't work for me with Boost 1.67, but taking the lazy way out and including `` worked fine – awksp Aug 01 '18 at 22:34
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**Boost 1.68**: I had the same problem, I found that both headers `` and `` are needed. With those, the long-to-compile `` can be skipped. – TheOperator Sep 16 '18 at 21:33

Boost 1.65.1 geometry distance strategy compile error with Visual Studio 2017

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