Visual Studio + Boost error - c++

Question

I'm trying to build a solution using Boost in Visual Studio C++ Express 2010 and get the following error:
1>------ Build started: Project: MEDsLDAc, Configuration: Release Win32 ------
1> MedLDA.cpp
1>D:\_download\boost_1_53_0\boost/math/constants/calculate_constants.hpp(152): error C2988: unrecognizable template declaration/definition
1>D:\_download\boost_1_53_0\boost/math/constants/calculate_constants.hpp(152): error C2059: syntax error : 'constant'
1>D:\_download\boost_1_53_0\boost/math/constants/calculate_constants.hpp(153): error C2143: syntax error : missing ')' before '>'
1>D:\_download\boost_1_53_0\boost/math/constants/calculate_constants.hpp(184): error C2244: 'boost::math::constants::detail::constant_euler<T>::compute' : unable to match function definition to an existing declaration
1> definition
1> 'T boost::math::constants::detail::constant_euler<T>::compute(void)'
1> existing declarations
1> 'T boost::math::constants::detail::constant_euler<T>::compute(void)'
1>MedLDA.cpp(385): warning C4244: 'initializing' : conversion from 'double' to 'long', possible loss of data
1>MedLDA.cpp(426): warning C4996: 'strcpy': This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using strcpy_s instead. To disable deprecation, use _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS. See online help for details.
1> C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\include\string.h(105) : see declaration of 'strcpy'
1>MedLDA.cpp(485): warning C4244: 'initializing' : conversion from 'double' to 'long', possible loss of data
1>MedLDA.cpp(608): warning C4996: 'strcpy': This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using strcpy_s instead. To disable deprecation, use _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS. See online help for details.
1> C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\include\string.h(105) : see declaration of 'strcpy'
1>MedLDA.cpp(609): warning C4996: 'strcpy': This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using strcpy_s instead. To disable deprecation, use _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS. See online help for details.
1> C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\include\string.h(105) : see declaration of 'strcpy'
1>MedLDA.cpp(636): warning C4996: 'strcpy': This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using strcpy_s instead. To disable deprecation, use _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS. See online help for details.
1> C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\include\string.h(105) : see declaration of 'strcpy'
1>MedLDA.cpp(730): warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'double' to 'float', possible loss of data
1>MedLDA.cpp(963): warning C4244: '=' : conversion from 'double' to 'int', possible loss of data
1>MedLDA.cpp(1150): warning C4244: 'initializing' : conversion from 'double' to 'int', possible loss of data
1>MedLDA.cpp(1241): warning C4244: 'initializing' : conversion from 'double' to 'long', possible loss of data
1>MedLDA.cpp(1296): warning C4244: 'initializing' : conversion from 'double' to 'long', possible loss of data
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 2 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
How to fix it?
UPDATE: the software is MedLDAc available here:
http://www.ml-thu.net/~jun/medlda.shtml
The author says building works for him.

Answer 1

Since you haven't shown any code, we can only guess. My guess is that you #define some macro that messes-up Boost.Math code. Maybe something like #define M ......
UPDATE: It turns out that my guess was correct. Take a look at MedLDAc/MEDsLDAc/cokus.h file:
#define M (397) // a period parameter
The immediate workaround is to move #include <boost/math/special_functions/gamma.hpp> line in MedLDA.cpp to be the first include, after StdAfx.h, so that the above macro wouldn't affect the templates declared in gamma.hpp.
P.S. Defining one-letter macros is a really, really bad idea.