Hi all,

I have some code that fails to compile when pulling in standard include 
files. Here is an example:

$ make
g++ -W -fexceptions -O2 -DNDEBUG -Dlinux -Iinclude -o PointSnapping 
src/HapticDeviceManager.cpp src/main.cpp src/PointManager.cpp 
src/PointSnappingAfx.cpp src/PointSnappingUtil.cpp 
src/ViewApparentPointConstraint.cpp -lHD -lHDU -lSnapConstraints -lglut 
-lGL -lGLU -lraw1394 -lrt
In file included from 
/usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.3/../../../../include/c++/3.4.3/vector:72,
                  from src/PointManager.cpp:37:
/usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.3/../../../../include/c++/3.4.3/bits/stl_bvector.h: 
In member function `void std::vector<bool, 
_Alloc>::_M_insert_range(std::_Bit_iterator, _ForwardIterator, 
_ForwardIterator, std::forward_iterator_tag)':
/usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.3/../../../../include/c++/3.4.3/bits/stl_bvector.h:522: 
error: expected unqualified-id before '(' token

(There was loads more but I've snipped it)

Some searching on google has yielded the suggestion of installing the 
compat-gcc packages, but I can't find too much solid information about 
these things. Is it safe to just install them? Once I have them 
installed, how do I then use them?

If anyone has any experiences, I be pleased to hear about them!

Best wishes,
Rob

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