An error that is generated during the compilation phase, often due to problems with invalid syntax and/or types. Compare to [runtime-error].

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The located assembly's manifest definition does not match the assembly reference

I am trying to run some unit tests in a C# Windows Forms application (Visual Studio 2005) and I get the following error: System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'Utility, ...
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Generics compiles and runs in Eclipse, but doesn't compile in javac

Note: This is a spin-off from Comparable and Comparator contract with regards to null This code compiles and runs fine in Eclipse (20090920-1017) import java.util.*; public class SortNull { ...
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Anonymous method in Invoke call

Having a bit of trouble with the syntax where we want to call a delegate anonymously within a Control.Invoke. We have tried a number of different approaches, all to no avail. For example: ...
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Resolve circular dependencies in c++

I often find myself in a situation where I am facing multiple compilation/linker errors in a C++ project due to some bad design decisions (made by someone else :) ) which lead to circular dependencies ...
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Why vector<bool>::reference doesn't return reference to bool?

#include <vector> struct A { void foo(){} }; template< typename T > void callIfToggled( bool v1, bool &v2, T & t ) { if ( v1 != v2 ) { v2 = v1; ...
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“Undefined reference to” template class constructor

I have no idea why this is happenning, since I think I have everything properly declared and defined. I have the following program, designed with templates. It's a simple implementation of a queue, ...
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Public operator new, private operator delete: getting C2248 “can not access private member” when using new

A class has overloaded operators new and delete. new is public, delete is private. When constructing an instance of this class, I get the following error: pFoo = new Foo(bar) example.cpp(1): error ...
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Recommended gcc warning options for C

Other than -Wall what other warnings have people found useful? http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-4.3.2/gcc/Warning-Options.html
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“code too large” compilation error in java

Is there any maximum size for code in java.. i wrote a function with more than 10,000 lines. Actually , each line assigns a value to an array variable.. arts_bag[10792]="newyorkartworld"; ...
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Compiler error “expected method not found” when using subscript on NSArray

I wrote this simple code to try out the new Objective-C literal syntax for NSArrays: NSArray *array = @[@"foo"]; NSLog(@"%@", array[0]); The first line works fine, but the subscripting results in ...
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Deciphering C++ template error messages

I'm really beginning to understand what people mean when they say that C++'s error messages are pretty terrible in regards to templates. I've seen horrendously long errors for things as simple as a ...
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'Delegate 'System.Action' does not take 0 arguments.' Is this a C# compiler bug (lambdas + two projects)?

Consider the code below. Looks like perfectly valid C# code right? //Project B using System; public delegate void ActionSurrogate(Action addEvent); //public delegate void ActionSurrogate2(); // Using ...
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Compiler error: “initializer element is not a compile-time constant”

When compiling this code, I get the error "initializer element is not a compile-time constant". Can anyone explain why? #import "PreferencesController.h" @implementation PreferencesController - ...
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Objective-C header file not recognizing custom object as a type

I'm working on a game for iPad using cocos2d which involves a board filled with different types of tiles. I've created a custom class called Tile as a general template for tiles and a few subclasses ...
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Why can't I declare an enum inheriting from Byte but I can from byte?

If I declare an enum like this ... public enum MyEnum : byte { Val1, Val2 } ... it's working. If I declare an enum like this ... public enum MyEnum : System.Byte { Val1, Val2 } ...

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