Ejecutando este código de Herb Sutter'spresentación. Esto funciona bien en Linux bajo gcc 4.6.3. Estoy pensando que future.h no es compatible con mingw, pero el error es muy difícil de entender.

<code>#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <future>
#include <algorithm>

using namespace std;

string flip( string s ) {
  reverse( begin(s), end(s) );
  return s;
}

int main() {
  vector<future<string>> v;

  v.push_back( async([]{ return flip(" ,olleH"); }) );
  v.push_back( async([]{ return flip(".gnaL"); }) );
  v.push_back( async([]{ return flip("\n!TXEN"); }) );

  for( auto& e: v ) {
    cout << e.get();
  }
}
</code>

Aquí está el error:

<code>$ x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++.exe -std=c++0x -pthread swap.cpp
swap.cpp: In function 'int main()':
swap.cpp:17:51: error: invalid use of incomplete type 'std::__async_sfinae_helper<main()::<lambda()>, main()::<lambda()> >::type {aka class std::future<std::basic_string<char> >}'
In file included from swap.cpp:4:0:
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/future:111:11: error: declaration of 'std::__async_sfinae_helper<main()::<lambda()>, main()::<lambda()> >::type {aka class std::future<std::basic_string<char> >}'
swap.cpp:18:49: error: invalid use of incomplete type 'std::__async_sfinae_helper<main()::<lambda()>, main()::<lambda()> >::type {aka class std::future<std::basic_string<char> >}'
In file included from swap.cpp:4:0:
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/future:111:11: error: declaration of 'std::__async_sfinae_helper<main()::<lambda()>, main()::<lambda()> >::type {aka class std::future<std::basic_string<char> >}'
swap.cpp:19:51: error: invalid use of incomplete type 'std::__async_sfinae_helper<main()::<lambda()>, main()::<lambda()> >::type {aka class std::future<std::basic_string<char> >}'
In file included from swap.cpp:4:0:
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/future:111:11: error: declaration of 'std::__async_sfinae_helper<main()::<lambda()>, main()::<lambda()> >::type {aka class std::future<std::basic_string<char> >}'
swap.cpp:22:14: error: invalid use of incomplete type 'class std::future<std::basic_string<char> >'
In file included from swap.cpp:4:0:
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/future:111:11: error: declaration of 'class std::future<std::basic_string<char> >'
In file included from c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/bits/stl_algobase.h:68:0,
                 from c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/bits/char_traits.h:41,
                 from c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/ios:41,
                 from c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/ostream:40,
                 from c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/iostream:40,
                 from swap.cpp:1:
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/bits/stl_iterator.h: In instantiation of '__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<_Iterator, _Container>& __gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<_Iterator, _Container>::operator++() [with _Iterator = std::future<std::basic_string<char> >*; _Container = std::vector<std::future<std::basic_string<char> > >; __gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<_Iterator, _Container> = __gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<std::future<std::basic_string<char> >*, std::vector<std::future<std::basic_string<char> > > >]':
swap.cpp:21:17:   required from here
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/bits/stl_iterator.h:750:2: error: cannot increment a pointer to incomplete type 'std::future<std::basic_string<char> >'
In file included from c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/vector:65:0,
                 from swap.cpp:2:
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/bits/stl_vector.h: In instantiation of 'std::_Vector_base<_Tp, _Alloc>::~_Vector_base() [with _Tp = std::future<std::basic_string<char> >; _Alloc = std::allocator<std::future<std::basic_string<char> > >]':
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/bits/stl_vector.h:247:15:   required from 'std::vector<_Tp, _Alloc>::vector() [with _Tp = std::future<std::basic_string<char> >; _Alloc = std::allocator<std::future<std::basic_string<char> > >]'
swap.cpp:15:26:   required from here
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/bits/stl_vector.h:161:9: error: invalid use of incomplete type 'class std::future<std::basic_string<char> >'
In file included from swap.cpp:4:0:
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/future:111:11: error: declaration of 'class std::future<std::basic_string<char> >'
In file included from c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/vector:63:0,
                 from swap.cpp:2:
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/bits/stl_construct.h: In instantiation of 'void std::_Destroy(_ForwardIterator, _ForwardIterator) [with _ForwardIterator = std::future<std::basic_string<char> >*]':
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/bits/stl_construct.h:155:7:   required from 'void std::_Destroy(_ForwardIterator, _ForwardIterator, std::allocator<_T2>&) [with _ForwardIterator = std::future<std::basic_string<char> >*; _Tp = std::future<std::basic_string<char> >]'
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/bits/stl_vector.h:403:9:   required from 'std::vector<_Tp, _Alloc>::~vector() [with _Tp = std::future<std::basic_string<char> >; _Alloc = std::allocator<std::future<std::basic_string<char> > >]'
swap.cpp:15:26:   required from here
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/bits/stl_construct.h:128:7: error: invalid use of incomplete type '_Value_type {aka class std::future<std::basic_string<char> >}'
In file included from swap.cpp:4:0:
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/future:111:11: error: declaration of '_Value_type {aka class std::future<std::basic_string<char> >}'
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/future: At global scope:
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/future:187:5: error: 'typename std::__async_sfinae_helper<typename std::decay<_Func>::type, _Fn, _Args ...>::type std::async(_Fn&&, _Args&& ...) [with _Fn = main()::<lambda()>; _Args = {}; typename std::__async_sfinae_helper<typename std::decay<_Func>::type, _Fn, _Args ...>::type = std::future<std::basic_string<char> >]', declared using local type 'main()::<lambda()>', is used but never defined [-fpermissive]
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/future:187:5: error: 'typename std::__async_sfinae_helper<typename std::decay<_Func>::type, _Fn, _Args ...>::type std::async(_Fn&&, _Args&& ...) [with _Fn = main()::<lambda()>; _Args = {}; typename std::__async_sfinae_helper<typename std::decay<_Func>::type, _Fn, _Args ...>::type = std::future<std::basic_string<char> >]', declared using local type 'main()::<lambda()>', is used but never defined [-fpermissive]
c:\mingw64\bin\../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/include/c++/future:187:5: error: 'typename std::__async_sfinae_helper<typename std::decay<_Func>::type, _Fn, _Args ...>::type std::async(_Fn&&, _Args&& ...) [with _Fn = main()::<lambda()>; _Args = {}; typename std::__async_sfinae_helper<typename std::decay<_Func>::type, _Fn, _Args ...>::type = std::future<std::basic_string<char> >]', declared using local type 'main()::<lambda()>', is used but never defined [-fpermissive]
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Estoy usando GCC 4.7 en Windows.

<code>$ g++ -v
Using built-in specs.
COLLECT_GCC=c:\mingw64\bin\x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++.exe
COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=c:/mingw64/bin/../libexec/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.0/lto-wrapper.exe
Target: x86_64-w64-mingw32
Configured with: ../gcc-4.7.0/configure --build=x86_64-w64-mingw32 --enable-targets=all --disable-multilib --enable-64bit --prefix=/mingw64 --with-sysroot=/mingw64 --disable-shared --enable-static --disable-nls --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --disable-win32-registry --without-dwarf2 --enable-sjlj-exceptions --enable-fully-dynamic-string --enable-languages=c,ada,lto,c++,objc,obj-c++,fortran --enable-libgomp --enable-lto --enable-libssp -enable-gnattools --disable-bootstrap --with-gcc --with-gnu-as --with-gnu-ld --with-stabs --enable-interwork --with-mpfr-include=/home/beta/gcc-build/../gcc-4.7.0/mpfr/src --with-mpfr-lib=/home/beta/gcc-build/mpfr/src/.libs
Thread model: win32
gcc version 4.7.0 (GCC)
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