Question

I was looking at GPStk stringutils. There's an issue there with: "std::numeric_limits::max());" Apparently if you include windows.h it defines "max" in the std namespace, so there is a redefinition conflict there.

I was figuring putting NOMINMAX as a preprocessor in our C++ projects that include windows.h. Is this the appropriate fix?

-- JasonTobiasz - 31 Aug 2010

Answer

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Jason, after asking some of our Windows folks, the recommended solution is to "use qualifiers in your code to remove the ambiguity, i.e. std::max() everywhere instead of just max(). This is purely a Windows issue." Not necessarily a quick fix, but should resolve the issue.

-- SusanCummins - 18 Oct 2010