KB178512 - FIX: C1001 in Third-Party STL Code Using Visual Studio 97 SP3

PSS ID Number: 178512

Article Last Modified on 7/28/2003

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft C/C++ Compiler (CL.EXE)

This article was previously published under Q178512

SYMPTOMS

If you are using a third-party Standard Template Library (STL) (such as the Hewlett-Packard implementation), and compile after applying Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 3, the following error may be generated:

testerr.cpp bstring.h(2322) : fatal error C1001: INTERNAL COMPILER ERROR
(compiler file 'E:\utc\src\\P2\main.c', line 379)
Please choose the Technical Support command on the Visual C++ Help menu, or open the Technical Support help file for more Information.

RESOLUTION

The following are suggested workarounds:

Separate the construction and return of a temporary object. In the example below, replace the return statement with the respective commented statements:

       if (length())
      {
           return basic_string<charT>(data()+pos, (n > (length()-pos)) ?
                  (length()-pos) : n);

           //basic_string<charT> bt(data()+pos, (n > (length()-pos)) ?
           //     (length()-pos) : n);
           //return bt;
      }
       else
      {
       return basic_string<charT>();// C1001 on this line
           // basic_string<charT> bt;
           // return bt;
      }
   }

Use Visual Studio 97 SP2.

Instead of using the Hewlett-Packard STL, use the STL provided in Visual C++ 5.0. See any STL sample in the Visual C++ Online documentation for usage information. You may also read the comprehensive information that is provided on the Web at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/vclang98/HTML/LIB_STL.asp.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual C++ version 6.0 for Windows.

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