What is wrong with VC++?

Sometimes its behavior baffles me. I have a scaled down implemented string class which has a constructor which takes a const char*. The + operator is overloaded for concatenation and so I can add a string literal to an object of the class via a constructor conversion.

So out of curiosity I decided to make that constructor explicit to check that I could no longer convert from a const char*. To my surprise, it didn't complain on compilation and carried out the conversion. I compiled it again and again and the same result. I even whimsically made all of the other constructors explicit out of desperation, still no error.

It was only after rebooting and firing up VC++ again that the explicit specifier was taken notice of. Is there something obvious that I'm missing here, or is VC++ just a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic?

>> or is VC++ just a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic?

I wouldn't rule it out, personally.

Originally Posted by Sebastiani

>> or is VC++ just a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic?

I wouldn't rule it out, personally.

Come to think of it, given how frequently Intellisense just won't fire up until I cross my eyes and stick my tongue out at a certain angle, neither would I.

Originally Posted by Sharke

It was only after rebooting and firing up VC++ again that the explicit specifier was taken notice of. Is there something obvious that I'm missing here, or is VC++ just a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic?

Sounds like the issue is not the compiler but something wrong in the build environment. The most likely theory is that the system clock was out of whack, and VC++ did not notice the change, and failed to recompile one or more source modules.

You probably could have gotten away with a Clean following by a recompile. If file timestamps get out of sync, the build process will go wrong, and that isn't Visual Studio's fault. (Not that I'm defending it.)

Aha, I was not aware of the clean build command.