[vtkusers] Problems compiling CVS QT-VTK source code

[Clinton Stimpson]

I can help.  That's an interesting error as the two types are definitely
related contrary to what the compiler thinks.  What version of the Visual
Studio compiler are you using.

Clint

> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 15:43:32 -0500
> From: "Michel-Alexandre Cardin" <ma.cardin at swri.ca>
> Subject: [vtkusers] Problems compiling CVS QT-VTK source code
> To: <vtkusers at vtk.org>
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>
> Hi,
>
> I am having problems compiling the code provided by the author "clinton" in
> the "[VTK] / GUISupport / Qt / vtkEventQtSlotConnect.cxx" file of the CVS
> repository. Here is the message that I get:
>
> --------------------Configuration: QVTK - Win32 Debug--------------------
> Compiling...
> vtkEventQtSlotConnect.cxx
> C:\VTK\GUISupport\qt\vtkEventQtSlotConnect.cxx(43) : error C2440:
> 'static_cast' : cannot convert from 'class vtkObject *' to 'class
> vtkQtConnection *'
>        Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires
> reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
> C:\VTK\GUISupport\qt\vtkEventQtSlotConnect.cxx(43) : error C2440: 'return' :
> cannot convert from 'class vtkQtConnection *' to 'class vtkObject *'
>        Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires
> reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast
> Error executing cl.exe.
>
> ALL_BUILD - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)
>
> Can someone help me with this or provide me the author's email address so I
> can communicate directly with him?
>
> Thanks,
>
> MA
>
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