The <initializer_list> header in the VC10 release candidate by Numpsy

Hi,

Thanks again for reporting this bug. We've fixed it by deleting <initializer_list> from VC11.

As always, if you have any further questions, feel free to E-mail me at stl@microsoft.com .

Stephan T. Lavavej
Visual C++ Libraries Developer

Hi,

Thanks for reporting this bug. This header was accidentally shipped. It shouldn't be included, because the C++0x Core Language feature of initializer lists and the associated Standard Library changes weren't implemented in VC10.

As you probably know, we license our C++ Standard Library implementation from Dinkumware, whose master sources target many compilers. When we updated our implementation to the latest version of their master sources, we picked up their support for initializer lists in addition to rvalue references, forward_list, and so forth. Because we decided against implementing initializer lists in the VC10 compiler (due to time constraints, we picked 6 Core Language features to implement in VC10), I stripped out the support for initializer lists that had made it into our headers (it was protected by a macro that was never defined). Unfortunately, I simply forgot that we had picked up <initializer_list> itself. Oops.

I'm keeping this bug active so that we remember to do something about it for VC11. Either we'll fully implement initializer lists (we haven't decided yet), or we'll remove <initializer_list> to avoid confusion. (It's too late to make cosmetic changes like removing a dead header between VC10 RC and RTM.)

If you have any further questions, feel free to E-mail me at stl@microsoft.com .

Stephan T. Lavavej
Visual C++ Libraries Developer

Thank you for uploading the repro project.
We were able to reproduce the issue you are seeing. We are routing this issue to the appropriate group within the Visual Studio Product Team for triage and resolution. These specialized experts will follow-up with your issue.

Attached a sample project.

If you simply create a new C++ project and add an

#include <initializer_list>

and then try to build, you get the error:

c:\program files\microsoft visual studio 10.0\vc\include\initializer_list(13): error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before ''template<''

It builds ok if you include another std lib header first (e.g. <string>).

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