Has anyone here has success building C++ based Perl-extensions under, because I'm having a heckuva time doing it. My XS seems fine, but then when I try to do the build I get all kinds of syntax errors when the compiler tries to process several of the Perl header files. I'm using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 on Windows XP SP 2. Here's a sample of the output: 

F:\Quality>nmake /F Makefile

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        C:\perl_local\bin\perl.exe C:\perl_local\lib\ExtUtils\xsubpp -
+noprototypes -C++ -hiertype -csuffix .cpp -typemap C:\perl_local\lib\
+ExtUtils\typemap  Quality.xs > Quality.xsc && C:\perl_local\bin\perl.
+exe -MExtUtils::Command -e mv Quality.xsc Quality.cpp
        cl -c  -I.  -nologo -GF -W3 -MD -Zi -DNDEBUG -O1 -DWIN32 -D_CO
+NSOLE -DNO_STRICT -DHAVE_DES_FCRYPT -DNO_HASH_SEED -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZ
+E -DPERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -DUSE_PERLIO -DPERL_MSV
+CRT_READFIX -MD -Zi -DNDEBUG -O1    -DVERSION=\"0.01\"  -DXS_VERSION=
+\"0.01\"  "-IC:\perl_local\lib\CORE"   Quality.cpp
Quality.cpp
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+18) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_clearerr' : is not a member of 'operator`
+`global namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+18) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_clearerr' : symbol cannot be used in a us
+ing-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+18) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_fclose' : is not a member of 'operator``g
+lobal namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+18) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_fclose' : symbol cannot be used in a usin
+g-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+18) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_feof' : is not a member of 'operator``glo
+bal namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+18) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_feof' : symbol cannot be used in a using-
+declaration

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C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+19) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_ferror' : is not a member of 'operator``g
+lobal namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+19) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_ferror' : symbol cannot be used in a usin
+g-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+19) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_fflush' : is not a member of 'operator``g
+lobal namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+19) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_fflush' : symbol cannot be used in a usin
+g-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+20) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_fgetpos' : is not a member of 'operator``
+global namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+20) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_fgetpos' : symbol cannot be used in a usi
+ng-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+20) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_fopen' : is not a member of 'operator``gl
+obal namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+20) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_fopen' : symbol cannot be used in a using
+-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+21) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_fputc' : is not a member of 'operator``gl
+obal namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+21) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_fputc' : symbol cannot be used in a using
+-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+21) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_fputs' : is not a member of 'operator``gl
+obal namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+21) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_fputs' : symbol cannot be used in a using
+-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+22) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_fread' : is not a member of 'operator``gl
+obal namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+22) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_fread' : symbol cannot be used in a using
+-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+22) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_freopen' : is not a member of 'operator``
+global namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+22) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_freopen' : symbol cannot be used in a usi
+ng-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+23) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_fseek' : is not a member of 'operator``gl
+obal namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+23) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_fseek' : symbol cannot be used in a using
+-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+23) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_fsetpos' : is not a member of 'operator``
+global namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+23) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_fsetpos' : symbol cannot be used in a usi
+ng-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+23) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_ftell' : is not a member of 'operator``gl
+obal namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+23) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_ftell' : symbol cannot be used in a using
+-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+24) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_fwrite' : is not a member of 'operator``g
+lobal namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+24) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_fwrite' : symbol cannot be used in a usin
+g-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+24) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_getc' : is not a member of 'operator``glo
+bal namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+24) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_getc' : symbol cannot be used in a using-
+declaration

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+28) : error C2039: 'PerlLIO_rename' : is not a member of 'operator``g
+lobal namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+28) : error C2873: 'PerlLIO_rename' : symbol cannot be used in a usin
+g-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+29) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_setbuf' : is not a member of 'operator``g
+lobal namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+29) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_setbuf' : symbol cannot be used in a usin
+g-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+29) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_setvbuf' : is not a member of 'operator``
+global namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+29) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_setvbuf' : symbol cannot be used in a usi
+ng-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+30) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_tmpfile' : is not a member of 'operator``
+global namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+30) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_tmpfile' : symbol cannot be used in a usi
+ng-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+30) : error C2039: 'PerlLIO_tmpnam' : is not a member of 'operator``g
+lobal namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+30) : error C2873: 'PerlLIO_tmpnam' : symbol cannot be used in a usin
+g-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+31) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_ungetc' : is not a member of 'operator``g
+lobal namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+31) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_ungetc' : symbol cannot be used in a usin
+g-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+31) : error C2039: 'PerlSIO_vprintf' : is not a member of 'operator``
+global namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdio(
+31) : error C2873: 'PerlSIO_vprintf' : symbol cannot be used in a usi
+ng-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdlib
+(19) : error C2039: 'PerlProc_abort' : is not a member of 'operator``
+global namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdlib
+(19) : error C2873: 'PerlProc_abort' : symbol cannot be used in a usi
+ng-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdlib
+(22) : error C2039: 'PerlProc_exit' : is not a member of 'operator``g
+lobal namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdlib
+(22) : error C2873: 'PerlProc_exit' : symbol cannot be used in a usin
+g-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdlib
+(22) : error C2039: 'PerlMem_free' : is not a member of 'operator``gl
+obal namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdlib
+(22) : error C2873: 'PerlMem_free' : symbol cannot be used in a using
+-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdlib
+(22) : error C2039: 'PerlEnv_getenv' : is not a member of 'operator``
+global namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdlib
+(22) : error C2873: 'PerlEnv_getenv' : symbol cannot be used in a usi
+ng-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdlib
+(23) : error C2039: 'PerlMem_malloc' : is not a member of 'operator``
+global namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdlib
+(23) : error C2873: 'PerlMem_malloc' : symbol cannot be used in a usi
+ng-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdlib
+(25) : error C2039: 'PerlMem_realloc' : is not a member of 'operator`
+`global namespace'''
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\cstdlib
+(25) : error C2873: 'PerlMem_realloc' : symbol cannot be used in a us
+ing-declaration
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\xutilit
+y(136) : error C2766: explicit specialization; 'std::iterator_traits<
+std::_Bool>' has already been defined
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\xutilit
+y(258) : error C2084: function 'std::_Scalar_ptr_iterator_tag std::_P
+tr_cat(std::_Bool *,std::_Bool *)' already has a body
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include
+\xutility(245) : see previous definition of '_Ptr_cat'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\xutilit
+y(264) : error C2084: function 'std::_Scalar_ptr_iterator_tag std::_P
+tr_cat(const std::_Bool *,std::_Bool *)' already has a body
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include
+\xutility(251) : see previous definition of '_Ptr_cat'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\streamb
+uf(361) : error C2059: syntax error : '('
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include
+\streambuf(390) : see reference to class template instantiation 'std:
+:basic_streambuf<_Elem,_Traits>' being compiled
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\streamb
+uf(361) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\streamb
+uf(361) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ')' before '->'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\streamb
+uf(361) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '->'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\streamb
+uf(361) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\streamb
+uf(362) : error C2334: unexpected token(s) preceding '{'; skipping ap
+parent function body
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\streamb
+uf(361) : error C2059: syntax error : '('
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include
+\streambuf(394) : see reference to class template instantiation 'std:
+:basic_streambuf<_Elem,_Traits>' being compiled
        with
        [
            _Elem=char,
            _Traits=std::char_traits<char>
        ]
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\streamb
+uf(361) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\streamb
+uf(361) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ')' before '->'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\streamb
+uf(361) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '->'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\streamb
+uf(361) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\streamb
+uf(362) : error C2334: unexpected token(s) preceding '{'; skipping ap
+parent function body
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\streamb
+uf(361) : error C2059: syntax error : '('
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include
+\streambuf(395) : see reference to class template instantiation 'std:
+:basic_streambuf<_Elem,_Traits>' being compiled
        with
        [
            _Elem=wchar_t,
            _Traits=std::char_traits<wchar_t>
        ]
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\streamb
+uf(361) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\streamb
+uf(361) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ')' before '->'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\streamb
+uf(361) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '->'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\streamb
+uf(361) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\streamb
+uf(362) : error C2334: unexpected token(s) preceding '{'; skipping ap
+parent function body
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(491) : warning C4003: not enough actual parameters for macro 'PerlLI
+O_write'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(490) : error C2059: syntax error : '('
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include
+\ostream(545) : see reference to class template instantiation 'std::b
+asic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits>' being compiled
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(490) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(490) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ')' before '->'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(490) : error C2528: 'Perl_ILIO_ptr' : pointer to reference is illega
+l
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(490) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '->'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(490) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(492) : error C2334: unexpected token(s) preceding '{'; skipping appa
+rent function body
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(490) : error C2059: syntax error : '('
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include
+\ostream(561) : see reference to class template instantiation 'std::b
+asic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits>' being compiled
        with
        [
            _Elem=wchar_t,
            _Traits=std::char_traits<wchar_t>
        ]
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(490) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(490) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ')' before '->'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(490) : error C2528: 'Perl_ILIO_ptr' : pointer to reference is illega
+l
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(490) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '->'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(490) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(492) : error C2334: unexpected token(s) preceding '{'; skipping appa
+rent function body
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(574) : warning C4530: C++ exception handler used, but unwind semanti
+cs are not enabled. Specify /EHsc
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(490) : error C2059: syntax error : '('
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include
+\ostream(603) : see reference to class template instantiation 'std::b
+asic_ostream<_Elem,_Traits>' being compiled
        with
        [
            _Elem=char,
            _Traits=std::char_traits<char>
        ]
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(490) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(490) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ')' before '->'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(490) : error C2528: 'Perl_ILIO_ptr' : pointer to reference is illega
+l
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(490) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '->'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(490) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(492) : error C2334: unexpected token(s) preceding '{'; skipping appa
+rent function body
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include\ostream
+(604) : fatal error C1903: unable to recover from previous error(s); 
+stopping co
mpilation
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cl' : return code '0x2'
Stop.

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I can't post the actual code here, but it is very similar to the baby examaple I posted here

--DrWhy

"If God had meant for us to think for ourselves he would have given us brains. Oh, wait..."

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