MSVC++ compiler error C2143

Question

The following code excerpt is responsible for a cryptic MSVC++ compiler error:

template class Vec : public vector{
  public:
    Vec() :          


        

Answer 1

From MSDN: Compiler Error C2143 (C++)

An unqualified call is made to a type in the Standard C++ Library:

// C2143g.cpp
// compile with: /EHsc /c
#include 
static vector bad;   // C2143
static std::vector good;   // OK

This just bit me. You just have to fix your references to vector, replacing them with std::vector.