Thread: What does this error mean?

While changing one boost signal from single parameter to taking two parameters, I got this error, I checked my code, since I do not understand the error at all. For me the code seemed okay, now I am unsure what does this error want to say. To make it worse, the error points in boost source, rather than in my source.

Code:

C:\dev\mix\Boost\Boost\include\boost-1_34_1\boost\bind.hpp(66) : error C2825: 'F
::result_type': cannot form a qualified name
        C:\dev\mix\Boost\Boost\include\boost-1_34_1\boost\bind\bind_template.hpp
(15) : see reference to class template instantiation 'boost::_bi::result_traits<
R,F>' being compiled
        with
        [
            R=boost::_bi::unspecified,
            F=void (__thiscall QtProfileBar::* )(std::string)
        ]
        wengophone\src\presentation\qt\profilebar\QtProfileBar.cpp(67) : see reference to class template instantiation 'boost::_bi::bind_t<R,F,L>' being compiled
        with
        [
            R=boost::_bi::unspecified,
            F=void (__thiscall QtProfileBar::* )(std::string),
            L=boost::_bi::list3<boost::_bi::list_av_3<QtProfileBar *,boost::arg<
1>,boost::arg<2>>::B1,boost::_bi::list_av_3<QtProfileBar *,boost::arg<1>,boost::
arg<2>>::B2,boost::_bi::list_av_3<QtProfileBar *,boost::arg<1>,boost::arg<2>>::B3>
        ]
C:\dev\mix\Boost\Boost\include\boost-1_34_1\boost\bind.hpp(66) : error C2039: 'result_type' : is not a member of 'operator``global namespace'''
C:\dev\mix\Boost\Boost\include\boost-1_34_1\boost\bind.hpp(66) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'type'
C:\dev\mix\Boost\Boost\include\boost-1_34_1\boost\bind.hpp(66) : error C2955: 'boost::_bi::type' : use of class template requires template argument list
        C:\dev\mix\Boost\Boost\include\boost-1_34_1\boost\bind.hpp(125) : see declaration of 'boost::_bi::type'
C:\dev\mix\Boost\Boost\include\boost-1_34_1\boost\bind.hpp(66) : fatal error C19
03: unable to recover from previous error(s); stopping compilation

Well, how about the source which invokes the error?

Templates are tricky creatures with tricky errors. It's usually not possible to look and say what's wrong.
Besides, even if they do know what's wrong, how would you know how to correct it?
And it is usually easier to figure out the error by looking at the source. Maybe just the line that causes the error.