error: extra qualification

[hectorDUQUE]

hi guys,

i am just updating form RH7.2 to FC6 :-(

and i got this message whe trying to compile with gcc-c++ 4.1.1

error: extra qualification 'hd::socket::' on member 'connectionName'

may somebody tell me whats going on ?

i am not going to a lower version of gcc ...

thanks in advance


hector

 

[Salem]

You need to post some code in context of the error message.

> error: extra qualification 'hd::socket::' on member 'connectionName'
On the face of it, remove the 'extra' bit which it is complaining about.


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[hectorDUQUE]

hi salem,
code is not important in this case, but here is the problem line:

 std::string Socket::connectionName();

my problem was that a source code which compiles before (RH7.2), now does not compile (FC6 - gcc-c++ 4.1.1)

anyway, i was looking in the net and i've found this link:

http://209.85.165.104/linux?q=cache...rror:+extra+qualification&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=17

it says:

"FYI this came up yesterday with aspell too and there was a very good
explanation of the problem by Wilco Beekhuizen. He spoke thus:

Extra qualification errors are common with gcc4. This means a class is
redundantly mentioned with a class function. Just remove the part before :: on the mentioned line"


i did it and it compliles now

 std::string connectionName();

hope it will run ....

hector

 

[uolj]

code is not important in this case

Actually, posting the context of the code would have probably allowed someone here to provide more information, so it is important if you want the best help. Regardless, it sounds like you got the solution (which is exactly what Salem suggested). So congratulations on that.

The actual problem sounds like maybe this code is inside a class definition? Perhaps a class called Socket? Either that or maybe a namespace? If you are inside a class definition or namespace block then you don't need to provide the extra qualification. I guess that link was saying there is a bug in the compiler that errors out upon the unnecessary qualification?

 

[ArkM]

hd::socket:: in the original post then Socket::connectionName in the source line. Why?
To post (context) or not to post... What a question!

 

[hectorDUQUE]

well,
you are right, code context must be posted :-(

in this case, hd is a namespace and socket a class:

namespace jmc {

...
    class Socket {
         ...

    protected:

         ...
         
          //wrong line:
          //std::string Socket::connectionName();

          //corrected line
          std::string connectionName();

         ...
    }

}

anyway, thank you guys for help .