How to detect declaration of class at compile-time?

Question

I'm use some 3-rd party library at my project. After updating to new version of library I'm faced with errors.

One my class have method

virtual RTSPServer::RTSPClientSession* createNewClientSession(u_int32_t sessionId)override;

but in new version of library declaration of RTSPClientSession was moved into another class and renamed. Now correct name is

GenericMediaServer::ClientSession

I need a code which will be correctly compiles with all versions of library.

At gcc I use following code:

#ifdef RTSPServer::RTSPClientSession
    using ClientSessionClass = RTSPServer::RTSPClientSession;
#else
    using ClientSessionClass = GenericMediaServer::ClientSession;
#endif

class A
{
    .........
    virtual ClientSessionClass* createNewClientSession(u_int32_t sessionId)override;
};

but this not work in MSVC 2010. How I can detect which declaration I should use?

UPD: code for gcc also don't work for old version of library :(

Answer 1

"How I can detect which declaration I should use?"

You need to introduce some discriminator for the library version you're using with your current build configuration:

#ifdef OLD_LIBRARY_VERSION // Maybe the binding headers have some information like this.
                           // If not you have to select this manually, and provide the 
                           // setting with your project configuration.
   using ClientSessionClass = RTSPServer::RTSPClientSession;
#else
   using ClientSessionClass = GenericMediaServer::ClientSession;
#endif