Better template error reporting

[Abhishek Saksena]

Hi Guys,
Is their is a way to improve the template error message.

I am building a library which is heavly dependent on templates. The problem
is if something wrong in the usage of that library c++ compiler genrates
very long and cryptic error message. Which is hard to debug.

Is there is any way by which I can make these error bit simpler.

Abhishek

 

[Alan Johnson]

Hi Guys,
Is their is a way to improve the template error message.

I am building a library which is heavly dependent on templates. The problem
is if something wrong in the usage of that library c++ compiler genrates
very long and cryptic error message. Which is hard to debug.

Is there is any way by which I can make these error bit simpler.

Abhishek

Boost provides a "Concept Check" library that I believe is designed in
part to help with that.

http://www.boost.org/libs/concept_check/concept_check.htm

-Alan

 

[Rapscallion]

Hi Guys,
Is their is a way to improve the template error message.

I am building a library which is heavly dependent on templates. The problem
is if something wrong in the usage of that library c++ compiler genrates
very long and cryptic error message. Which is hard to debug.

Is there is any way by which I can make these error bit simpler.

Yes, avoid templates. Seriously. Nowadays templates are often used
because the deveploper thinks they are 'cool' and not because they are
really necessary.

 

[Lionel B]

Yes, avoid templates.

Duh #1. Correction: avoid templates if you don't need them.

Seriously. Nowadays templates are often used
because the deveploper thinks they are 'cool' and not because they are
really necessary.

Duh #2. And they're often used because they're really useful.

 

[BigBrian]

The fact is that templates are cool because they are a powerful feature
of C++. I've found that most people who say "avoid templates" say this
because they are inexperienced and don't understand how to use them.

 

[Rapscallion]

I've found that most people who say "avoid templates" say this
because they are inexperienced and don't understand how to use them.

.... either, or because they have used them extensively and thereupon
avoid them.

 

[Joe]

Try: http://www.bdsoft.com/tools/stlfilt.html

 

[Richard Herring]

... either, or because they have used them extensively and thereupon
avoid them.

Or because they're just trolling.

Followups set.

 

[Rapscallion]

Or because they're just trolling.

I bet you believe Boost is "cool".

 

[BigBrian]

I bet you believe Boost is "cool".

Yes, and so do most experienced C++ programmers.

 

[Richard Herring]

I bet you believe Boost is "cool".

Belief is for theology, not programming. I know it provides some
extremely useful features, well documented, thoroughly tested on a
variety of platforms, together with reasoned arguments for why things
are done one way and not another.

Feel free to provide reasoned on-topic arguments to support your own
beliefs, and what you'd offer as an alternative to Boost.