std::ref error in VS2015 - c++

Question

#include <thread>
#include <iostream>
#include <functional>
struct C
{
void printMe() const
{}
};
struct D
{
void operator()() const
{}
};
int main()
{
D d;
std::thread t9(std::ref(d)); // fine
t9.join();
C c;
std::thread t8(&C::printMe, std::ref(c)); // error in VS2015
t8.join();
/*
1>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\include\thr/xthread(238): error C2893: Failed to specialize function template 'unknown-type std::invoke(_Callable &&,_Types &&...)'
1> C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\include\thr/xthread(238): note: With the following template arguments:
1> C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\include\thr/xthread(238): note: '_Callable=void (__thiscall C::* )(void) const'
1> C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\include\thr/xthread(238): note: '_Types={std::reference_wrapper<C>}'
*/
}
http://ideone.com/bxXJem built without problems
Is the following code correct?
std::thread t8(&C::printMe, std::ref(c));

Answer 1

No, it doesn't compile. To compile it and make run it you need:
1) It needs to set the method printMe as a static method to send an its address (printMe's address), otherwise you are sending a relative address to instance C.
2) At the moment of create the thread t8, you are sending a reference to object C as an argument but the function printMe doesn't have arguments, So you need declare the argument into the printMe method.
3) As #cpplearner told you, send the pointer of the method as: std::thread t8(&C::printMe, &c);.
The resulting code is:
#include <thread>
#include <iostream>
#include <functional>
struct C
{
static void printMe(C* ref)
{
std::cout << "Address of C ref: " << std::hex << ref << std::endl;
}
};
struct D
{
void operator()() const
{
std::cout << "Operator D" << std::endl;
}
};
int main()
{
D d;
std::thread t9(std::ref(d)); // fine
t9.join();
C c;
std::thread t8(&C::printMe, &c); // Compile in VS2015
t8.join();
std::cout << "END" << std::endl;
}
And the output is: