I was using boost::bind with boost::tuple as shown in the code snippet below. This piece of code compiles and executes fine in Visual Studio 2005 but while compiling with gcc-4.1 It throws error "unresolved overloaded function type" (This code actually does nothing except reproduce the error) I guess its because gcc was unable to figure out which get() to call as there are two version const and non const. Any suggestion how to make it work with gcc as well as VS2005. Code ---------------- #include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp> #include <boost/bind.hpp> int main(int argc, char * argv[]) { typedef boost::tuple<int, bool, int > myTuple; myTuple mt; boost::bind(&myTuple::get<0>, _1)(mt); return 0; } gcc error.. -------------------- Test.cpp: In function 'int main(int, char**)': Test.cpp:13: error: call of overloaded 'bind(<unresolved overloaded function type>, boost::arg<1> (&)())' is ambiguous ../../../../../Boost/boost/bind/bind_mf_cc.hpp:20: note: candidates are: boost::_bi::bind_t<R, boost::_mfi::mf0<R, T>, typename boost::_bi::list_av_1<A1>::type> boost::bind(R (T::*)(), A1) [with R = int&, T = boost::tuples::cons<int, boost::tuples::cons<bool, boost::tuples::cons<int, boost::tuples::null_type> > >, A1 = boost::arg<1> (*)()] ../../../../../Boost/boost/bind/bind_mf_cc.hpp:30: note: boost::_bi::bind_t<R, boost::_mfi::cmf0<R, T>, typename boost::_bi::list_av_1<A1>::type> boost::bind(R (T::*)()const, A1) [with R = const int&, T = boost::tuples::cons<int, boost::tuples::cons<bool, boost::tuples::cons<int, boost::tuples::null_type> > >, A1 = boost::arg<1> (*)()] Thanks Moyukh