Initializing const members of structs in C/C++… compiler dependent?

Question

Recently I ran into a compiler error in a legacy environment using Borland C++ 5.2. I had a .cpp file which included a header from some C source which I don\'t control. The

Answer 1

Question 1:

Compilers published at different times implement different versions of C++. They are different approximations to a standard. All have vendor-specific "additions", i.e. allow non-portable code.

• BCC 5.2 was created before first C++ standard (ISO 14882:1998).
• VC++2003 is close to ISO 14882:1998, but also has some deficiencies, especially concerning templates.
• VC++2008 nearly implements ISO 14882:2003.

Question 2:

• Try to get a modern compiler to your legacy system, if it's 32bit Windows.
• Try to compile on a modern machine and deploy the executable on your legacy system.
• If the legacy system is 16bit Windows, I don't see a solution.