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[log] Boost Logging v2 - new version (v0.13.6)
by John Torjo 07 Jan '08

07 Jan '08

Boost Logging v2 - new version (v0.13.6) The Boost Logging Lib v2 is getting closer and closer to its review (Feb 4). I've just released a new version, lots of new features: * added tags (attributes a logged message can have, like : line & file, function name, time, etc.) * scoped logs * caching messages before logs are initialized * high precision time (as tag as well) * added spacer formatter - you can specify what goes before and after your formatter * new formatter: named_spacer : Allows you to contain multiple formatters. You have a spacer string, and within it, you can escape your contained formatters * new destination : named - like named_spacer, but for destinations All in all, I've added quite a few features - so, take a look! Look forward to your feedback! http://www.torjo.com/log2/ http://torjo.blogspot.com/2008/01/boost-logging-v2-new-version-v0136.html Best, John -- http://John.Torjo.com -- C++ expert ... call me only if you want things done right

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TestUnit - builing hierarchical tests
by Tomasz Kalkosiński 07 Jan '08

07 Jan '08

Hello group. I want to use Boost.UnitTest library for my code testing. I went thru examples and I've found it useful and easy. It's easy on simple one-method one-file examples. My problem begun when I wanted to build few hierarchical test suites splitted into directories and files. I failed. There is no example on boost page - how to write them splitted in a few files. Only cases are pointers to functions in one file. I had problems including unit test header - I had multiple definitions of boost classes. When i removed header - there were no macros etc. Can anyone share a good practice - how to wrap example1 and example2 to one mainsuite? And use 3 files for it? Examples from tutorial: http://www.pdc.kth.se/training/Talks/C++/boost/libs/test/doc/components/uni… On a side note I find myself disappointed with Boost.UnitTest documentation. It isn't easy to follow (like I did for example with Boost.Regex) . Links to examples are broken on main site : http://www.boost.org/libs/test/doc/components/utf/index.html. But there's a mirror on http://www.pdc.kth.se/training/Talks/C++/boost/libs/test/doc/components/uni…. That's nice, but their latest revision is more than 4 years old! But when you google enough you find another one - author's own - on http://www.patmedia.net/~rogeeff/html/ revised 2007 (at least copyright is 2007). Is it the way Boost library documentation is meant to be? On a second side note I had no "main ()" function problem on debian. There were changes on 1.34.0 so it won't work anymore as documentation says. So I had to dig thru bug reports, mailing lists to find out author's personal note on these changes. As a library user I don't want to waste time googling, I want to use documentation and get it working. I belive Boost.UnitTest is a good work so don't waste it on a poor support! Greetings, Tomasz Kalkosiński

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statechart null in_state_reaction
by Sean Kelly 06 Jan '08

06 Jan '08

Hello, I would like to implement a null-op in_state_reaction - The in_state_reaction template requires a action argument whereas the transition to self doesn't - Which is the preferred method ? Thanks Sean

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Program_options - allowing unknown options in configuration file
by Raul Pedro Santos 06 Jan '08

06 Jan '08

Hi everyone. I'm new to Boost and program_options in particular but so far it has been a joy working with the various boost libraries. Thanks to all the developers for their hard work! I'm using program_options to parse a configuration file but I need to have some options that are not described with program_options. Specifically, I need to use the same file for both my program configuration and also for configuring log4cxx. Each line of log4cxx configuration is of the form "log4j.option=value" and I can't limit the options that can be added to the program, so I can't describe them and ignore them afterwards. I know this is possible on the command line, by calling allow_unregistered() but I need the same thing for a config file, which I can't find out how to do anywhere. Can someone point me in the right direction, please? Thanks in advance. Raul PS - Happy New Year, everyone! :-) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping

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Re: [Boost-users] cannot build the regex example in visual c++ 2008
by David Randolph Palmer 06 Jan '08

06 Jan '08

I too am having a similar problem, here is my output; c:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_34_1>bjam --with-regex stage msvc-9.0 c:/Program Files/boost/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/tools\msvc.jam:270: in config ure-really *** argument error * rule path.make ( native ) * called with: ( ) * missing argument native c:/Program Files/boost/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/util\path.jam:46:see definiti on of rule 'make' being called c:/Program Files/boost/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/tools\msvc.jam:145: in config ure c:/Program Files/boost/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/tools\msvc.jam:116: in msvc.i nit c:/Program Files/boost/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2/build\toolset.jam:27: in usin g C:\Users\dad\user-config.jam:30: in modules.load c:/Program Files/boost/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2\build-system.jam:95: in load- config c:/Program Files/boost/boost_1_34_1/tools/build/v2\build-system.jam:143: in load c:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_34_1\tools\build\v2/kernel\modules.jam:261: in im port c:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_34_1\tools\build\v2/kernel/bootstrap.jam:132: in boost-build c:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_34_1\boost-build.jam:9: in module scope I read through msvc.jam and there is no reference to v9. It appears to default and the default settings don't work. I am also using the express edition of v9. Any help appreciated! chris briscoe wrote: > > Hi, whitespace was an issue - thanks. > > using this command: bjam --with-regex stage msvc-9.0 didn't work, > produced > a lot of output > then appeared to skip everything for lack of stage\lib. > > I tried this from the boost root > > C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_34_1> bjam ^ > More? --build-dir=C:\temp\build-boost ^ > More? --toolset=msvc-9.0 stage > > this ground away for an age producing reams of output and finished with > the > result attached. > > Still don't seem to be there. > > > Thanks > Chris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Maddock" <john(a)johnmaddock.co.uk> > To: <boost-users(a)lists.boost.org> > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 7:24 PM > Subject: Re: [Boost-users] cannot build the regex example in visual c++ > 2008 > > >> chris briscoe wrote: >>> Hi, >>> thanks very much for responding. >>> I have followed your instructions but so far can't get it to work. >>> >>> running bjam as below gives a message: >>> msvc:9.0:C:/microsoft..../bin/cl.exe.jam: Invalid argument >>> and : >>> rule msvc:9.0:c:/micro..../cl.exe.init unknown in module toolset >>> then appears to drop through with a number of in (various modules) >>> messages. >>> >>> Would greatly appreciate your help. >> >> Please post the complete error messages, plus your user-config.jam >> changes, >> otherwise it's hard to say. However... at a guess it appears that there >> isn't any whitespace between the arguments in your user-config.jam. >> Unfortunately bjam insists on whitespace around separators like ":" so: >> >> using msvc :9.0:path-to-cl; >> >> will *not* work, but: >> >> using msvc : 9.0 : path-to-cl ; >> >> will. >> >> HTH, John. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Boost-users mailing list >> Boost-users(a)lists.boost.org >> http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-users >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Boost-users mailing list > Boost-users(a)lists.boost.org > http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-users > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/cannot-build-the-regex-example-in-visual-c%2B%2B-2008… Sent from the Boost - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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cannot build the regex example in visual c++ 2008
by chris briscoe 06 Jan '08

06 Jan '08

Hello- absolute beginner here. I have the latest (November version) of visual studio c++ 2008 express. The header only version compiled fine. However the regex example fails with many unresolved external symbols. Do I need to build the libraries for this compiler? Or am I making some other booboo. I have had a go - following the instructions but so far without success. Grateful for any help. Chris Briscoe

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Re: [Boost-users] upcoming Switch library review Jan 5th - Jan 9th
by dan marsden 06 Jan '08

06 Jan '08

Stjepan Rajko wrote: > If you are interested, please consider submitting a review of this > library. I will send more detailed instructions on what to include in > the review on the 5th. Can I jump the gun with with a few questions please? Why is the fall through behaviour to throw an exception? This is not consistent with standard switch, possibly a motivation section is needed in the docs to explain this type of decision? I'm not too clear with the documentation what the parameter 'n' can be? It is of type 'Int' which is described as being an Integer in the parameters section of the documentation. What does this mean, any built in integral type, can I switch on a std::string? What are the limitations? I got a bit lost here in the docs here, after admittedly only a quick read. Maybe just some clarification is required? The parameter section does not specify the arities of the 2 function object parameters, I had to deduce them from the example. Why do these have to be function objects, and not just any callable type, including ordinary functions (using the Boost.ResultOf mechanism to sort out the return type)? I'm not sure how useful that would be for 'f', but for 'default_' a full blow function object seems a bit much typing, can't I just use a function. Also, why is 'default_' unary, the default in a standard switch statement does not access the switch parameter, and the example does not exploit this feature either. Why not just a nullary function? Again some motivation might be nice. And finally, as the introduction mentions the efficiency of the standard switch statement, could the docs show some performance stats for the library code for comparison? Cheers Dan ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/

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Switch library review begins today and ends on Jan 9th
by Stjepan Rajko 05 Jan '08

05 Jan '08

The review of the Switch library by Steven Watanabe begins today. Description: The built in C/C++ switch statement is very efficient. Unfortunately, unlike a chained if/else construct there is no easy way to use it when the number of cases depends on a template parameter. The Switch library addresses this issue. You can download the library from the Boost Vault: http://tinyurl.com/23qn7w For convenience, the docs have been uploaded here: http://tinyurl.com/2h6ut9 ... and the source file here: http://tinyurl.com/2cbfyk What to include in Review Comments Your comments may be brief or lengthy, but basically the Review Manager needs your evaluation of the library. If you identify problems along the way, please note if they are minor, serious, or showstoppers. Here are some questions you might want to answer in your review: * What is your evaluation of the design? * What is your evaluation of the implementation? * What is your evaluation of the documentation? * What is your evaluation of the potential usefulness of the library? * Did you try to use the library? With what compiler? Did you have any problems? * How much effort did you put into your evaluation? A glance? A quick reading? In-depth study? * Are you knowledgeable about the problem domain? And finally, every review should answer this question: * Do you think the library should be accepted as a Boost library? Be sure to say this explicitly so that your other comments don't obscure your overall opinion. Thanks to Dan Marsden, Larry Evans, Tobias Schwinger, and Alexander Nasonov for already opening up the discussion in the following threads: http://tinyurl.com/2u6fjr [nabble/boost-user] http://tinyurl.com/267uj3 [nabble/boost-dev] Thank you for taking the time to look into this library, and I hope that some of you will be able to provide a full review for it. Regards, Stjepan

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[Boost.MPL and Boost.Fusion] Combinatorial game with typelists
by dariomt＠gmail.com 05 Jan '08

05 Jan '08

Hello boost users, I need some advice in using MPL and fusion. Lets take the following case for a typical Factory pattern (full compilable source code is attached): class Base {...}; class Factory {...}; template <typename T> struct Helper {...}; // constructor registers creation function for template parameter Now we have a template defining a family of derived classes: template <typename U, typename V, typename W> class DerivedUVW : public Base {...}; And a helper registration macro: #define HELPER_DERIVED_UVW(U, V, W) \ Helper<DerivedUVW<U, V, W> > BOOST_PP_CAT(h, __LINE__) (#U #V #W); And all possible U V and W classes in the combination game: struct A1 {}; struct A2 {}; // for U struct B1 {}; struct B2 {}; // for V struct C1 {}; struct C2 {}; // for W Now with manual registration its just a matter of patience: // Manual registration: // must type all possible combinations -> ugly HELPER_DERIVED_UVW(A1, B1, C1); HELPER_DERIVED_UVW(A1, B1, C2); // etc... To create the desired object just use Factory::instance().create("A1B1C1")->doInterestingStuff() And now the six million dollar question: Is there a way in which MPL and fusion can automatically do the registration? Here registration means the instantiation of template Helper with all possible combinations of DerivedUVW with elements from lists like: typedef boost::mpl::vector<A1,A2> Ulist; typedef boost::mpl::vector<B1,B2> Vlist; typedef boost::mpl::vector<C1,C2> Wlist; and registered with an appropiate name like "A1B1C1" Of course the objective is to easily add A3, A4, B3, C4, etc... to allow more combinations, without having to manually update all the registration code, ideally just the typelists. And, let's not forget variants DerivedUV or DerivedUVWZ with a different number of template parameters. I'm trying to think how I would do combinations for values in runtime and translate it to the MPL domain. Still no success. Any help, suggestions or comments will be appreciated. PS: the context of this problem is being able to expose a heavily templatized library to a user selecting the combination of template classes at runtime with a text string. I'm sure there's a suitable solution to this problem somewhere out there, or at least some hints to build my own solution...

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Regex: Question about greedy/non-greedy precedence
by Arne Babnik 05 Jan '08

05 Jan '08

Hello, I'm using boost::regex 1.34.0 and experience behaviour with mixed greedy and non-greedy operators in the same expression which I do not understand. I have either one of the following input strings: user1(a)hostname.com user2 and want to keep only the usernames, so I use the following expression: (.*?)(@.*)? with the format string $1. I would expect that basically the regex machine would first try to satisfy the greedy operator "?", and then fill up the non-greedy "*?" with the remaing part of the input. However, the following does NOT work (the hostname is not removed): std::string output; output = boost::regex_replace(std::string("user1(a)hostname.com"), boost::regex("(.*?)(@.*)?"), std::string("$1"), boost::regex_constants::format_first_only); However, if I omit the "format_first_only", it works as expected. What do I miss? Thanks, Arne ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

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