[Xapian-tickets] [Xapian] #768: Compilation issue with with --std=gnu++17

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#768: Compilation issue with with --std=gnu++17
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        Reporter:  stac47  |      Owner:  olly
            Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
        Priority:  normal  |  Milestone:
       Component:  Other   |    Version:  1.4.5
        Severity:  normal  |   Keywords:
      Blocked By:          |   Blocking:
Operating System:  All     |
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 I am trying to compile xapian with gcc (GCC) 8.2.1 with the flag
 --std=gnu++17. I get the following error resulting from the fact C++17
 introduced the type std::byte:


 {{{
 ./backends/chert/chert_table.h:848:2: error: reference to ‘byte’ is
 ambiguous
   byte * split_p;

 /remote/tools/Linux/2.6/1A/toolchain/x86_64-2.6.32-v4.0.27/include/c++/8.2.1/bits/cpp_type_traits.h:395:30:
 note: candidates are: ‘enum class std::byte’
    enum class byte : unsigned char;

 ./common/internaltypes.h:32:17: note:                 ‘typedef uint8_t
 byte’
  typedef uint8_t byte;
 }}}

 Of course this error is only en excerpt from a hundred occurrences.

 Thanks in advance for your help.

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