Hi, I was trying to compile the following code using VC++ .NET. #include "stdafx.h" #include "boost/smart_ptr.hpp" int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]) { boost::shared_ptr<int> spc = new int(0); return 0; } I got the following error messages: c:\boost\smart_ptr.hpp(375) : error C2065: 'T' : undeclared identifier c:\boost\smart_ptr.hpp(375) : error C2687: cannot define a nested UDT of a template class out of line c:\boost\smart_ptr.hpp(375) : fatal error C1903: unable to recover from previous error(s); stopping compilation The offending code in smart_ptr.hpp is: template<typename T> struct less< boost::shared_ptr<T > > //..... LINE 375 : binary_function { bool operator()(const boost::shared_ptr<T>& a, const boost::shared_ptr<T>& b) const { return less()(a.get(),b.get()); } }; Can someone please tell me what is the problem? I was able to compile the same code using VC++ 6.0. Thanks. Ming