[Gdal-dev] Linking the GDAL lib to a Visual C++ 6 project

[Mateusz Loskot]

Arnaud wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I imported the GDAL lib to a vc6 project. I just want to import many DEM files 
> in order to be able to get the altitude of any point on the earth.
> But whenever I try to include the gdal_priv.h file, I get several errors:
> 
> <<my project directory>>\gdal\include\cpl_string.h(218) : error C2220: warning 
> treated as error - no object file generated
> <<my project directory>>\gdal\include\cpl_string.h(218) : warning C4097: 
> typedef-name 'string' used as synonym for class-name 'basic_string<char,struct 
> std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >'
> <<my project directory>>\gdal\include\cpl_string.h(219) : warning C4097: 
> typedef-name 'string' used as synonym for class-name 'basic_string<char,struct 
> std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >'
> c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\memory(16) : error 
> C2059: syntax error : 'string'
> c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\memory(17) : error 
> C2091: function returns function
> c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\memory(17) : error 
> C2809: 'operator new' has no formal parameters
> c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\memory(20) : error 
> C2954: template definitions cannot nest
> c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\vector(249) : warning 
> C4663: C++ language change: to explicitly specialize class template 'vector' 
> use the following syntax:
>         template<> class vector<bool,class std::allocator<unsigned int> > ...
> 
> In fact the warning level is set to the highest. This cannot be change.
> Do you have any clue what I can do to solve this?


Are you using GDAL in MFC-based application?

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Mateusz Loskot
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