Hi I'm trying to use make_indirect_iterator on a container of shared_ptrs as follows: #include <boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp> #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp> #include <list> #include <algorithm> #include <functional> using std::mem_fun_ref; using std::mem_fun; using std::list; using boost::shared_ptr; using std::for_each; using boost::make_indirect_iterator; class A { public: void f(){} }; int main() { list<A *> List1; list<shared_ptr<A> > List2; // This works for_each(make_indirect_iterator(List1.begin()), make_indirect_iterator(List1.end()), mem_fun_ref(&A::f)); // This doesn't work for_each(make_indirect_iterator(List2.begin()), make_indirect_iterator(List2.end()), mem_fun_ref(&A::f)); } The second use of for each fails to compile (error messages at the end of the message). Is it possible to do this? Am I doing something wrong? I'm using gcc v 2.95.2. and the QNX OS. Thanks Richard QCC -I/home/rwolf/boat/src/includes -I/home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0 -Wal l -L/home/rwolf/boat/src/lib -L. -O -g -I/home/rwolf/boat/src/includes -I/h ome/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0 -Wall test.cpp -o test /usr/include/xutility: In instantiation of `std::iterator_traits<boost::shared_ptr<A> >': /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp:1104: instantiated from `boost::detail::traits_of_value_type<std::list<boost::shared_ptr<A>,std::all ocator<boost::shared_ptr<A> > >::iterator>' /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp:1177: instantiated from here /usr/include/xutility:81: no type named `iterator_category' in `class boost::shared_ptr<A>' /usr/include/xutility:82: no type named `value_type' in `class boost::shared_ptr<A>' /usr/include/xutility:83: no type named `difference_type' in `class boost::shared_ptr<A>' /usr/include/xutility:84: no type named `difference_type' in `class boost::shared_ptr<A>' /usr/include/xutility:85: no type named `pointer' in `class boost::shared_ptr<A>' /usr/include/xutility:86: no type named `reference' in `class boost::shared_ptr<A>' /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp: In instantiation of `boost::detail::traits_of_value_type<std::list<boost::shared_ptr<A>,std::all ocator<boost::shared_ptr<A> > >::iterator>': /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp:1177: instantiated from here /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp:1104: no type named `value_type' in `struct std::iterator_traits<boost::shared_ptr<A> >' /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp:1105: no type named `reference' in `struct std::iterator_traits<boost::shared_ptr<A> >' /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp:1106: no type named `pointer' in `struct std::iterator_traits<boost::shared_ptr<A> >' /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp: In function `int main()': /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp:1177: no type named `value_type' in `struct boost::detail::traits_of_value_type<std::list<boost::shared_ptr<A>,std::allo cator<boost::shared_ptr<A> > >::iterator>' /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp:1177: no type named `reference' in `struct boost::detail::traits_of_value_type<std::list<boost::shared_ptr<A>,std::allo cator<boost::shared_ptr<A> > >::iterator>' /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp:1177: no type named `pointer' in `struct boost::detail::traits_of_value_type<std::list<boost::shared_ptr<A>,std::allo cator<boost::shared_ptr<A> > >::iterator>' /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp:1177: template argument 2 is invalid /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp:1177: template argument 3 is invalid /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp:1177: template argument 5 is invalid /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp: At top level: /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp: In instantiation of `boost::make_indirect_iterator<std::list<boost::shared_ptr<A>,std::allocator <boost::shared_ptr<A> > >::iterator>(...)': test.cpp:26: instantiated from here /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp:1177: no type named `value_type' in `struct boost::detail::traits_of_value_type<std::list<boost::shared_ptr<A>,std::allo cator<boost::shared_ptr<A> > >::iterator>' /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp:1177: no type named `reference' in `struct boost::detail::traits_of_value_type<std::list<boost::shared_ptr<A>,std::allo cator<boost::shared_ptr<A> > >::iterator>' /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp:1177: no type named `pointer' in `struct boost::detail::traits_of_value_type<std::list<boost::shared_ptr<A>,std::allo cator<boost::shared_ptr<A> > >::iterator>' /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp:1177: template argument 2 is invalid /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp:1177: template argument 3 is invalid /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp:1177: template argument 5 is invalid /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp: In function `{error} boost::make_indirect_iterator<std::list<boost::shared_ptr<A>,std::allocator< boost::shared_ptr<A> > >::iterator>(...)': /home/rwolf/boat/src/boost_1_27_0/boost/iterator_adaptors.hpp:1177: confused by earlier errors, bailing out cc: /usr/lib/gcc-lib/ntox86/2.95.2/cc1plus error 34 make: *** [test] Error 1