Re: String class and Qt

[David Sugar]

I would prefer to change it to slotcount then.

Gilles Degottex wrote:
> I'm not sure I understood you perfectly, but yes has I said, "slots" is a 
> keyword (reserved word). and Qt classes and architecture (and related 
> pre-processor program like moc and uic) depends on it.
> I can't explain the whole bug and underground mechanisms, but it seems to be 
> linked and I solved it with a simple rename of the variable.
>
> On Monday 04 October 2004 17:10, Idar Tollefsen wrote:
>
> > What about namespaces? Or is "slots" a keyword of some sort for some of the
> > Qt programs I understand it depends on (moc, etc.)?
> >
> > Gilles Degottex wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I recently switch to CommonC++ 1.2 (from 1.0.13 to 1.2.4)
> > > Some very interesting features appears in string.h,
> > > but in the string.h file:
> > >
> > > "
> > > class __EXPORT String
> > > {
> > > protected:
> > >    static const unsigned minsize;
> > >    static const unsigned slotsize;
> > >    static const unsigned pagesize;
> > >    static const unsigned slotlimit;
> > >    static const unsigned slots; [<== line 84]
> > > "
> > >
> > > if you look at the last word "slots", it's a reserved word in Qt for the
> > > signal/slot feature.
> > > and so, when using this file in a Qt program, an error like the following
> > > one appears:
> > >
> > > "
> > > compiling CustomInstrumentTunerForm.cpp
> > > In file included from libs/Music/Music.h:29,    [#include <cc++/string.h>]
> > >                 from CustomInstrumentTunerForm.cpp:31:
> > > /usr/include/cc++2/cc++/string.h:84: error: declaration does not declare
> > > anything
> > > make: *** [.yam_tmp/objects/CustomInstrumentTunerForm.o] Error 1
> > > "
> > > (I added the things in brackets)
> > >
> > > If I use Qt, I could use the QString class, yes, but if I want to do a
> > > library usable in a console program like in a full graphical Qt program,
> > > it's a problem.
> > >
> > > a simple rename of "slots" in "slots_ccpp" makes everything working fine.
> > >
> > > Best Regards,
> > > Gilles
> > >
> > >
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