Error for instantiating template in C++ with Sun Studio12U1

Question

Hi
I am working with an application DEAL-II and therefore am trying to compile it on my Solaris Machine.
But I am getting this following error:
make[1]: Entering directory `/gdzusers/abhishek/deal.II/base'
=====base=============debug========== data_out_base.cc
"source/data_out_base.cc", line 4821: Error: Could not find a match for dealii::operator>><dealii::dim>(std::istream &, const dealii::DataOutBase::Patch<1, 1>&).
"source/data_out_base.cc", line 4822: Error: Could not find a match for dealii::operator>><dealii::dim>(std::istream &, const dealii::DataOutBase::Patch<2, 2>&).
"source/data_out_base.cc", line 4823: Error: Could not find a match for dealii::operator>><dealii::dim>(std::istream &, const dealii::DataOutBase::Patch<3, 3>&).
"source/data_out_base.cc", line 4824: Error: Could not find a match for dealii::operator>><dealii::dim>(std::istream &, const dealii::DataOutBase::Patch<4, 4>&).
"source/data_out_base.cc", line 4825: Error: Could not find a match for dealii::operator>><dealii::dim>(std::istream &, const dealii::DataOutBase::Patch<1, 2>&).
"source/data_out_base.cc", line 4826: Error: Could not find a match for dealii::operator>><dealii::dim>(std::istream &, const dealii::DataOutBase::Patch<2, 3>&).
"source/data_out_base.cc", line 4827: Error: Could not find a match for dealii::operator>><dealii::dim>(std::istream &, const dealii::DataOutBase::Patch<3, 4>&).
7 Error(s) detected.
make[1]: *** [gdzusers/abhishek/deal.II/lib/base/data_out_base.g.o] Error 7
make[1]: Leaving directory `/gdzusers/abhishek/deal.II/base'
make: *** [baseg] Error 2
The code where the error is being raised is as follows:
// explicit instantiations
#define INSTANTIATE(dim,spacedim) \
template class DataOutInterface<dim,spacedim>; \
template class DataOutReader<dim,spacedim>; \
template class DataOutBase::Patch<dim,spacedim>; \
template \
std::ostream & \
operator << (std::ostream &out, \
     const DataOutBase::Patch<dim,spacedim> &patch); \
template \
std::istream & \
operator >> (std::istream &in, \
     const DataOutBase::Patch<dim,spacedim> &patch);\
INSTANTIATE(1,1);
INSTANTIATE(2,2);
INSTANTIATE(3,3);
INSTANTIATE(4,4);
INSTANTIATE(1,2);
INSTANTIATE(2,3);
INSTANTIATE(3,4);
#undef INSTANTIATE
Information of my work environment is as follows:
OS - Solaris 10 1/06 s10x_u1wos_19a X86
Sun Studio version: SunStudio12 Update1
Kindly help me in solving this issue.
Thanking You
Abhishek Uppala

Answer 1

Deal-II will not compile using the default libCstd. You need to use the optional STLport (or supply your own library replacement).
The Sun C++ FAQ has more on this topic:
[http://developers.sun.com/sunstudio/documentation/ss12u1/mr/READMEs/c++_faq.html#LibComp]
To use STLport, add the option -library=stlport4 to every CC command, compiling and linking. You cannot mix STLport and libCstd in the same program. Everything, including any C++ libraries linked to the application, must be compiled using STLport.
BTW, questions about C++ should be posted in the C++ Forum:
[http://forums.sun.com/forum.jspa?forumID=850]