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Boost.Test and Visual Studio .Net 2003
by Robert Cober 04 May '05

04 May '05

I am trying to learn how to use boost.test. I have a solution with two projects in it: MyApp - this is the application I am building Test - this is the project for the test framework. Everything builds ok. Simple tests run fine, errors can be clicked on, all is well. My question has to do with how the Test project can refer to the code within MyApp. If I want to refer a class or function defined in MyApp, do I have to manually add the appropriate .h and .obj files to Test? Is there any way to have Test be able to automatically refer to the files of other projects within this workspace? Thanks in advance for any help......

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Re: [Boost-users] genetic programming
by Martin Jynge 04 May '05

04 May '05

Quoting steve ahlgren <steveahlgren(a)gmail.com>: > I've messed around with genetic optimization routines and have > applied > them to a number of different applications with excellent success. I > would love to see a "real" toolkit available in something like boost. It shure would be fancy. > What algorithms have you implemented? Well, the old function regression was my first implementation, but since then the code has changed a lot. I'm currently working on the Serengeti-problem (with lions and a gazelle, you know). It's not running yet, because of design dilemmas.. urk.. There are two things I have difficulties with: first i'd like to put values in the edges. But my implementation uses different value types in one graph, like a double and a vector of doubles. How does one implement that in boost? Second, it seems that I have to use indices with each node, in order to put the right edges in the right slots. So what kind of container should be used? > I'll have to dig through my old > code to see what I have lying around. I'd love to see what you've got. > Great idea; I know! regards, Martin Jynge

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genetic programming
by Martin Jynge 04 May '05

04 May '05

Hi. Ayone interested in gp using boost? I've seen a few earlier posts on trees, but my main interest is a true graph approach.. and it's a little difficult implementing nodes having several outputs (as opposed to a single one i tree-gp). Looping is also a concern as you might guess. I don't have any usable code yet as I'm still learning boost, but I will soon try to port my non-boost code to boost (likely with some help, though) Any input would be highly appreciated :) regards, Martin Jynge --

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RE: [Boost-users] Re: [boost::fsm] Accessing most recently posted event
by Marcin Tustin 04 May '05

04 May '05

> -----Original Message----- > From: Andreas Huber [mailto:ahd6974-spamgroupstrap@yahoo.com] > Sent: 04 May 2005 12:06 > To: boost-users(a)lists.boost.org > Subject: [Boost-users] Re: [boost::fsm] Accessing most > recently posted event > > Marcin Tustin <mt <at> it-innovation.soton.ac.uk> writes: > > Sounds pretty good. Apart from ahving a member instead > of a function, > > and not bothering to clear the variable, this is pretty what I have > > done. Of course, I am still jury-rigging things for a > technology demo > > at this stage, rather than building a bulletproof library (which I > > leave for later, or better, other people). > > I see. Anyway, I've added triggering_event() to the to-do list... > I'll probably have something more bulletproof in about a month. If you haven't done this by then, I'll submit my patches to the boost list.

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RE: [Boost-users] Re: [boost::fsm] Accessing most recently posted event
by Marcin Tustin 04 May '05

04 May '05

> -----Original Message----- > From: Andreas Huber [mailto:ahd6974-spamgroupstrap@yahoo.com] > Sent: 03 May 2005 14:11 > To: boost-users(a)lists.boost.org > Subject: [Boost-users] Re: [boost::fsm] Accessing most > recently posted event > > Hi Marcin > const event_base * current_event() const > > If the state entry was triggered by an event, current_event() > returns a pointer to the event that triggered the transition. > Otherwise, it returns 0 (e.g. the state was entered as a > result of calling state_machine::initiate(). > We could also name this triggering_event()... > > Thoughts? Sounds pretty good. Apart from ahving a member instead of a function, and not bothering to clear the variable, this is pretty what I have done. Of course, I am still jury-rigging things for a technology demo at this stage, rather than building a bulletproof library (which I leave for later, or better, other people).

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Regex & Autotools
by Foster, Gareth 04 May '05

04 May '05

Hello, Is there a sample autotooled project somewhere that would allow proper linking to Regex? Despite my best efforts with the macro provided for autoconf, I couldn't get my project to link. A sample working project is always the best way to go. Cheers, Gaz ********************************************** * http - http://planetearthworm.com/ * * mail home - earthworm(a)planetearthworm.com * * mail work - gareth.foster(a)siemens.com * **********************************************

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RE: [Boost-users] The Boost Community
by Foster, Gareth 04 May '05

04 May '05

Hello all, As a C++ developer, and a developer who is coming to appreciate the usefulness of Boost, I think this is a great idea. There isn't really a focal point on the web for C++ developers, at least not in the sense that Java developers have in java.sun.com, Mono developers have in go-mono.net, and as menitoned by somebody else, PHP developers have in php.net. Boost certainly has enough clout to make this happen. The idea of having the following C++/Boost oriented things on one site is fantastic. * blogs for people with influence over the development of the C++ standard (think planet), * blogs for heavy boost contributors (think planet), * documentation for C++/Boost with user anotations + * forum * news section feat. latest compiler news and c++/boost developments etc + see recent work murray cumming did in adding anotation facilities to gtkmm docs I am sure there are more ideas, but that summarises the best of them I hope. Useful links that might help get this off the ground. - http://www.planetplanet.org/ // will help with blogs - http://oswd.org // will help with site design - http://www.murrayc.com/temp/gtkmm_book_with_comments/html/ch13s02.php // murray's annotation effort It would be nice to get the site looking good right from the outset, whilst a "Name Competition" might not merrit a two month wait, I think perhaps a site design competition would. Look at sites like the Firefox page, a real central C++/Boost resource looking that professional would have to be good for C++ as a language. I hope my comments and thoughts add something to the discussion. All the best, Gaz > -----Original Message----- > From: Fernando Cacciola [mailto:fernando_cacciola@hotmail.com] > Sent: 03 May 2005 17:42 > To: boost-users(a)lists.boost.org > Subject: [Boost-users] The Boost Community > > Hello people, > > In 1998, Bemans Dawes wrote the "Proposal for a C++ Library > Repository Web > Site" (you can find the paper in > (www.boost.org/more/index.htm) which > lunched the Boost we all know and love today. > The focus of the site was and is the production of high-quality > peer-reviewed C++ libraries. > Over the years, Boost grew as a community of experienced C++ > developers with > the will and means to share their expertise and work > contributing to the > highly respected Boost Libraries. Today, Boost is a somewhat > recongisable > part of the C++ programming community at large. > > Today, the way I see it, Boost as a community encompases only > the boost > developers, which are just a fraction of the larger C++ > crowd. There are > certainly Boost users, but I don't think we can say both > developers and > users form a community. I think is worth and in-the-spirit to > reach out for > ALL C++ programmers of ALL LEVELS around an "extended" Boost > Community whose > main sharing point is not just the submission of high-quality > libraries but > also the efficient and effective use of the language. > > A Boost Community site would focus not directly in the > Libraries produced by > Boost but on C++ itself as the great language we all love and > on fostering > proper use of it (which includes mixing it with other languages when > appropiate). > It would be volunteer-driven, just like the Boost libraries > are, so the site > would be moderated but open for external edition (I think a > wiki would > work). > I envision it having home page links to the fundamental > resources for C++ > programmers (CUJ,ACCU, "the" books, etc), blogs from > developers and users > (related to state of the art C++ and/or the boost libraties), > important C++ > related news (not just boost-library related news), reviews, etc... > essentially, everything the will of volunteers can bring on to the > community. The motto being "fostering proper use of C++". > A minimum of moderation would be required but I assume not much. > > I know there are other programmer communities around (even > C++ focused). The > reason I propose this here (around Boost) is becasue I think that a > community centered around the Boost Libraries but reaching > out could stand > out for its quality in the same way the Boost Libraries do. > I also know that a newsgroup or mailing list is a form of > community, and we > have c.l.cpp.m and c.s.cpp. But they lack the verstile structure and > dynamism of the today's virtual communities. Also, somehow I > believe that > centering a community around the Boost Libraries would spread > their quality > into the rest of the site; to some degree at least. > > I welcome comments, ctricticism and I call interested people > to put forward > concrete ideas. > > Best > > Fernando Cacciola > SciSoft > > > > _______________________________________________ > Boost-users mailing list > Boost-users(a)lists.boost.org > http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-users >

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[boost::fsm] Accessing most recently posted event
by Marcin Tustin 03 May '05

03 May '05

Is there a way that an event triggered on entry to a state can access the event that caused that state to be entered? I'm thinking of adding a line to the process_event method in a wrapper class derived from state_machine that stores the event object received as a way of doing this. Marcin Tustin IT Innovation Centre 2 Venture Road Chilworth Science Park Southampton, SO16 7NP, UK tel: +44 23 8076 0834 fax: +44 23 8076 0833 mailto:mt@it-innovation.soton.ac.uk http://www.it-innovation.soton.ac.uk

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config-files with program_options
by Anselm Kunstein 03 May '05

03 May '05

Hi, I'm trying ro read a config file with the program_options library, but I can't figure out how to read several sections in a config file whithout knowing (the exact) section names. For example I have a config file with N [blockn] sections (n=1...N) in my config file but I don't know N: [block1] name="Name section 1" [block2] name="Name2 section 2" . # there might or might not be more sections with the 'name' option . Is there any support for wildcards in option names so I could write something like options_description Opts_Desc("Config-File Options"); Opts_Desc.add_options() ("*.name", value<string>(), "Name of the block"); or is there a workaround for this problem? Thanks a lot in advance, Anselm Kunstein

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[MPL] is lambda<apply<...> >::type wrong?
by Vladim�r Marko 03 May '05

03 May '05

[using boost 1.32.0 with gcc 3.4.2 (mingw)] It seems to me that is_same< lambda<apply<type-list> >::type, apply<type-list> >::type::value is allways true. Is this intended or a bug? The exercise 1-6 in the MPL tutorial, http://www.boost.org/libs/mpl/doc/tutorial/exercises.html , reads "Build a lambda expression that has functionality equivalent to twice. Hint: mpl::apply is a metafunction!" where twice is defined as template <typename F,typename X> struct twice : apply<F,typename apply<F,X>::type> { }; and I think the obvious solution should be apply<_1,apply<_1,_2> > . The problem is that the expression apply< apply<_1,apply<_1,_2> >, add_pointer<_1>,int >::type doesn't compile at all. This is surprising since for example the expression apply< twice<_1,twice<_1,_2> >, add_pointer<_1>,int >::type yields int**** as expected. Is there some fundamental difference between the metafunctions twice and apply? My tests suggest that the compilation failure is caused by the property of lambda<apply<...> >::type described at the top. This seems pretty odd to me since lambda<T>::type is supposed to have a nested template class "apply" if T is a placeholder-expression and lambda<apply<type-list> >::type::apply refers to the boost::mpl::apply even if the type-list contains a placeholder-expression (making the whole apply<type-list> a placeholder-expression). Did I miss something? Thanks, Vladimir Marko

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