MSVC does not like char[], this is interpreted as char[1] which does not match the initializer.

changed to char*
this should work with gcc and MSVC

sim/src/common/events/acquirePositionEvent.h

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public:
     {
     }
 
-    static constexpr char TOPIC[]{"OpenSCENARIO/Position"};
+    static constexpr char *TOPIC{"OpenSCENARIO/Position"};
     const openScenario::Position position;
 };
 

sim/src/common/events/componentStateChangeEvent.h

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace openpass::events {
 class ComponentStateChangeEvent : public OpenScenarioEvent
 {
 public:
-    static constexpr char TOPIC[] {"OpenSCENARIO/UserDefinedAction/CustomCommandAction/SetComponentState"};
+    static constexpr char *TOPIC{"OpenSCENARIO/UserDefinedAction/CustomCommandAction/SetComponentState"};
 
     ComponentStateChangeEvent(int time, std::string eventName, std::string source,
                      openpass::type::TriggeringEntities triggeringAgents, openpass::type::AffectedEntities actingAgents,

sim/src/common/events/defaultCustomCommandActionEvent.h

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace openpass::events {
 class DefaultCustomCommandActionEvent : public OpenScenarioEvent
 {
 public:
-    static constexpr char TOPIC[]{"OpenSCENARIO/UserDefinedAction/CustomCommandAction/DefaultCustomCommandAction"};
+    static constexpr char *TOPIC{"OpenSCENARIO/UserDefinedAction/CustomCommandAction/DefaultCustomCommandAction"};
 
     DefaultCustomCommandActionEvent(int time, const std::string eventName, std::string source, const int agentId, std::string command) :
         OpenScenarioEvent{time, eventName, source, {}, {{agentId}}},

sim/src/common/events/laneChangeEvent.h

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace openpass::events {
 class LaneChangeEvent : public OpenScenarioEvent
 {
 public:
-    static constexpr char TOPIC[] {"OpenSCENARIO/PrivateAction/LateralAction/LaneChangeAction"};
+    static constexpr char *TOPIC{"OpenSCENARIO/PrivateAction/LateralAction/LaneChangeAction"};
 
     LaneChangeEvent(int time, const std::string eventName, const std::string source, int agentId, const openScenario::LaneChangeParameter laneChange):
         OpenScenarioEvent{time, std::move(eventName), std::move(source), {}, {{agentId}}},

sim/src/common/events/speedActionEvent.h

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace openpass::events {
 class SpeedActionEvent : public OpenScenarioEvent
 {
 public:
-    static constexpr char TOPIC[] {"openSCENARIO/LongitudinalAction/SpeedAction"};
+    static constexpr char *TOPIC{"openSCENARIO/LongitudinalAction/SpeedAction"};
 
     SpeedActionEvent(int time, const std::string eventName, const std::string source, int agentId, const openScenario::SpeedAction speedAction) :
         OpenScenarioEvent(time, std::move(eventName), std::move(source), {}, {{agentId}}),

sim/src/common/events/trajectoryEvent.h

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace openpass::events {
 class TrajectoryEvent : public OpenScenarioEvent
 {
 public:
-    static constexpr char TOPIC[] {"OpenSCENARIO/Trajectory"};
+    static constexpr char *TOPIC{"OpenSCENARIO/Trajectory"};
 
     TrajectoryEvent(int time, const std::string eventName, const std::string source, int agentId, const openScenario::Trajectory trajectory):
         OpenScenarioEvent{time, std::move(eventName), std::move(source), {}, {{agentId}}},

sim/src/common/stringSignal.h

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 class StringSignal : public ComponentStateSignalInterface
 {
 public:
-    static constexpr char COMPONENTNAME[]{"StringSignal"};
+    static constexpr char *COMPONENTNAME{"StringSignal"};
 
     StringSignal() :
         payload{}

sim/src/components/OpenScenarioActions/src/openScenarioActionsImpl.h

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 class OpenScenarioActionsImplementation : public UnrestrictedEventModelInterface
 {
 public:
-    static constexpr char COMPONENTNAME[]{"OpenScenarioActions"};
+    static constexpr char *COMPONENTNAME{"OpenScenarioActions"};
 
     OpenScenarioActionsImplementation(std::string componentName,
                                       bool isInit,