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[Boost.Iostreams] Question about gzip codec and dual_use filter
by Marc Viala Perso 22 Jan '08

22 Jan '08

Hello, I'm just wondering why zlib and bzip2 codec are "dual_use" filter but not gzip? Can anybody enlighten me on this restriction? In fact, I have the following use case: I need to manage an "iostream" instance for interfacing with an external library but I would like to be able to support the GZIP codec during writing/reading operations, that is, I must deal with the following "external" serializer engine: SerializerEngine ar(std::iostream& ios, OpeningMode mode) The SerializerEngine interface provides some read/write raw operations. For doing that, I've just tried to implement the following class: class gzfstream: public boost::iostreams::filtering_stream<boost::iostreams::dual_use> { public: template <class Path> gzfstream(const Path& file_path, std::ios_base::openmode mode): _file(file_path, mode) { if( _file.fail() ) return ; namespace fs = boost::filesystem ; namespace io = boost::iostreams ; const typename Path::string_type& ext = fs::extension(file_path) ; if( gz_extension_exists(ext) ) { const bool in_op = (mode & std::ios::in) != 0 ; const bool out_op = (mode & std::ios::out) != 0 ; if( in_op && out_op ) throw std::logic_error("can't support input/output operation with codec") ; if( out_op ) push(io::gzip_compressor()) ; else push(io::gzip_decompressor()) ; } push(_file) ; } ~gzfstream() { reset() ; } private: boost::filesystem::fstream _file ; bool gz_extension_exists(const std::string& ext) { return ext.size() == 3 && ext == ".gz" ; } bool gz_extension_exists(const std::wstring& ext) { return ext.size() == 3 && ext == L".gz" ; } } ; But this class doesn't compile only for GZIP codec because, as explained in the documentation, GZIP doesn't support dual_use concept - contrary to the ZLib and BZip2 codecs. Is there any issue to deal with my use case? Any help will be appreciate? Best regards, Marc VIALA

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[boost-users] [boost-thread linker error on msvc]
by chun ping wang 22 Jan '08

22 Jan '08

Hi i get the following linker error when compling a program that links to boost-thread. Here is the error... "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/bin/lib.exe" -LTCG -out:"./lib/libAlgorithm.lib" ./lib/BitOperation.obj ./lib/ContainerOperation.obj ./lib/DiffieHellman.obj ./lib/dsa.obj ./lib/Elucid.obj ./lib/IsPrime.obj ./lib/mathfunc.obj ./lib/median.obj ./lib/NpComplete.obj ./lib/polynomial.obj ./lib/rsa.obj ./lib/sortingAlgo.obj ./lib/Fourier.obj ./lib/AES.obj Microsoft (R) Library Manager Version 8.00.50727.762 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. rsa.obj : warning LNK4006: "class boost::random::shuffle_output<class boost::random::linear_congruential<unsigned long,1366,150889,714025,0>,97,139726> Random::generator" (?generator@Random@@3V?$shuffle_output@V ?$linear_congruential@K$0FFG@$0CENGJ@$0KOFCJ@$0A@@random@boost @@$0GB@$0CCBMO@@random@boost@@A) already defined in sortingAlgo.obj; second definition ignored rsa.obj : warning LNK4006: "void __cdecl Random::initialize(void)" (?initialize@Random@@YAXXZ) already defined in sortingAlgo.obj; second definition ignored NpComplete.obj : warning LNK4006: "class boost::random::shuffle_output<class boost::random::linear_congruential<unsigned long,1366,150889,714025,0>,97,139726> Random::generator" (?generator@Random@@3V?$shuffle_output@V ?$linear_congruential@K$0FFG@$0CENGJ@$0KOFCJ@$0A@@random@boost @@$0GB@$0CCBMO@@random@boost@@A) already defined in sortingAlgo.obj; second definition ignored NpComplete.obj : warning LNK4006: "void __cdecl Random::initialize(void)" (?initialize@Random@@YAXXZ) already defined in sortingAlgo.obj; second definition ignored IsPrime.obj : warning LNK4006: "class boost::random::shuffle_output<class boost::random::linear_congruential<unsigned long,1366,150889,714025,0>,97,139726> Random::generator" (?generator@Random@@3V?$shuffle_output@V ?$linear_congruential@K$0FFG@$0CENGJ@$0KOFCJ@$0A@@random@boost @@$0GB@$0CCBMO@@random@boost@@A) already defined in sortingAlgo.obj; second definition ignored IsPrime.obj : warning LNK4006: "void __cdecl Random::initialize(void)" (?initialize@Random@@YAXXZ) already defined in sortingAlgo.obj; second definition ignored dsa.obj : warning LNK4006: "class boost::random::shuffle_output<class boost::random::linear_congruential<unsigned long,1366,150889,714025,0>,97,139726> Random::generator" (?generator@Random@@3V?$shuffle_output@V ?$linear_congruential@K$0FFG@$0CENGJ@$0KOFCJ@$0A@@random@boost @@$0GB@$0CCBMO@@random@boost@@A) already defined in sortingAlgo.obj; second definition ignored dsa.obj : warning LNK4006: "void __cdecl Random::initialize(void)" (?initialize@Random@@YAXXZ) already defined in sortingAlgo.obj; second definition ignored DiffieHellman.obj : warning LNK4006: "class boost::random::shuffle_output<class boost::random::linear_congruential<unsigned long,1366,150889,714025,0>,97,139726> Random::generator" (?generator@Random@@3V?$shuffle_output@V ?$linear_congruential@K$0FFG@$0CENGJ@$0KOFCJ@$0A@@random@boost @@$0GB@$0CCBMO@@random@boost@@A) already defined in sortingAlgo.obj; second definition ignored DiffieHellman.obj : warning LNK4006: "void __cdecl Random::initialize(void)" (?initialize@Random@@YAXXZ) already defined in sortingAlgo.obj; second definition ignored rm -f ./lib/BitOperation.obj ./lib/ContainerOperation.obj ./lib/DiffieHellman.obj ./lib/dsa.obj ./lib/Elucid.obj ./lib/IsPrime.obj ./lib/mathfunc.obj ./lib/median.obj ./lib/NpComplete.obj ./lib/polynomial.obj ./lib/rsa.obj ./lib/sortingAlgo.obj ./lib/Fourier.obj ./lib/AES.obj "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/bin/link.exe" -LTCG -out: PolyTestProject.exe ./project/PolyTest.obj -LIBPATH:"C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio 8/VC/lib" -LIBPATH:"C:/boost_msvc/lib" -LIBPATH:"./lib" libAlgorithm.lib libboost_thread-mt.lib -MACHINE:x86 -nologo -NODEFAULTLIB:msvcrt msvcprt.lib(MSVCP80.dll) : error LNK2005: "public: void __thiscall std::_Mutex::_Lock(void)" (?_Lock@_Mutex@std@@QAEXXZ) already defined in libcpmt.lib(xmutex.obj) msvcprt.lib(MSVCP80.dll) : error LNK2005: "public: void __thiscall std::_Mutex::_Unlock(void)" (?_Unlock@_Mutex@std@@QAEXXZ) already defined in libcpmt.lib(xmutex.obj) msvcprt.lib(MSVCP80.dll) : error LNK2005: "public: class std::basic_ostream<char,struct std::char_traits<char> > & __thiscall std::basic_ostream<char,struct std::char_traits<char> >::flush(void)" (?flush@?$basic_ostream@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@@std@@QAEAAV12@XZ) already defined in PolyTest.obj msvcprt.lib(MSVCP80.dll) : error LNK2005: "public: void __thiscall std::basic_ostream<char,struct std::char_traits<char> >::_Osfx(void)" (?_Osfx@?$basic_ostream@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@@std@@QAEXXZ) already defined in PolyTest.obj msvcprt.lib(MSVCP80.dll) : error LNK2005: "bool __cdecl std::uncaught_exception(void)" (?uncaught_exception@std@@YA_NXZ) already defined in libcpmt.lib(uncaught.obj) msvcprt.lib(MSVCP80.dll) : error LNK2005: "public: void __thiscall std::basic_ios<char,struct std::char_traits<char> >::setstate(int,bool)" (?setstate@?$basic_ios@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@@std@@QAEXH_N@Z) already defined in PolyTest.obj msvcprt.lib(MSVCP80.dll) : error LNK2005: "public: int __thiscall std::basic_streambuf<char,struct std::char_traits<char> >::sputn(char const *,int)" (?sputn@?$basic_streambuf@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@@std@@QAEHPBDH@Z) already defined in PolyTest.obj msvcprt.lib(MSVCP80.dll) : error LNK2005: "public: int __thiscall std::basic_streambuf<char,struct std::char_traits<char> >::sputc(char)" (?sputc@?$basic_streambuf@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@@std@@QAEHD@Z) already defined in PolyTest.obj msvcprt.lib(MSVCP80.dll) : error LNK2005: "public: __thiscall std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >::~basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >(void)" (??1?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@QAE@XZ) already defined in PolyTest.obj PolyTest.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "class ?? ::InputIterator __cdecl algocpw::horner( ?? ) throw( ?? )" (?horner@algocpw@@YA?AVInputIterator) PolyTest.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "class ?? ::InputIterator __cdecl algocpw::evaluate( ?? ) throw( ?? )" (?evaluate@algocpw@@YA?AVInputIterator) PolyTestProject.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals I am suing msvc 2005.

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How to format gregorian::date-output dynamicly
by thom_schu＠gmx.de 22 Jan '08

22 Jan '08

Hi, to be compatible with a given interface I need to encapsulate a boost::gregorian::date. I have a problem with the formatted output of the date-object. I tried a given example: date d(2005,Jun,25); date_facet* facet(new date_facet("%A %B %d, %Y")); std::stringstream ss; ss.imbue(std::locale(std::cout.getloc(), facet)); ss << d; std::cout << ss.str() << std::endl; facet->format("%Y"); ss.str(""); ss << d; std::cout << ss.str() << std::endl; this works fine. But the same inside an object causes an segmentation-fault: class MyDate { date m_date; std::stringstream ss; date_facet* facet; Date() : m_date(day_clock::local_day()), facet(new date_facet("%A %B %d, %Y")) { ss.imbue(std::locale(std::cout.getloc(), facet)); } std::string Date::format(std::string pattern) { facet->format(pattern.c_str()); ss.str(""); ss << m_date; return ss.str(); } } Can anybody tell me what Im doing wrong and how to do it better ? Thanks a lot gizmo -- Ist Ihr Browser Vista-kompatibel? Jetzt die neuesten Browser-Versionen downloaden: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/browser -- Der GMX SmartSurfer hilft bis zu 70% Ihrer Onlinekosten zu sparen! Ideal für Modem und ISDN: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/smartsurfer

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by thom_schu＠gmx.de 22 Jan '08

22 Jan '08

Hi, to be compatible with a given interface I need to encapsulate a boost::gregorian::date. I have a problem with the formatted output of the date-object. I tried a given example: date d(2005,Jun,25); date_facet* facet(new date_facet("%A %B %d, %Y")); std::stringstream ss; ss.imbue(std::locale(std::cout.getloc(), facet)); ss << d; std::cout << ss.str() << std::endl; facet->format("%Y"); ss.str(""); ss << d; std::cout << ss.str() << std::endl; this works fine. But the same inside an object causes an segmentation-fault: class MyDate { date m_date; std::stringstream ss; date_facet* facet; Date() : m_date(day_clock::local_day()), facet(new date_facet("%A %B %d, %Y")) { ss.imbue(std::locale(std::cout.getloc(), facet)); } std::string Date::format(std::string pattern) { facet->format(pattern.c_str()); ss.str(""); ss << m_date; return ss.str(); } } Can anybody tell me what Im doing wrong and how to do it better ? Thanks a lot gizmo -- Ist Ihr Browser Vista-kompatibel? Jetzt die neuesten Browser-Versionen downloaden: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/browser

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[BGL] subgraph serialization
by Etienne Fournier 22 Jan '08

22 Jan '08

Hi, I currently use the adjacency_list class, but I plan to switch to a subgraph. The transition seem to be simple, but I still have a problem. I'd like to know if there's any support for the subgraph serialization? I look over the mailing list archive, but doesn't found any answers. Thanks, Etienne _________________________________________________________________

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[review] Review of Flyweight library begins today January 7
by Ion Gaztañaga 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

The formal review of Flyweight library, proposed by Joaquín M. López Muñoz, begins today (sorry for the late announcement): *Description:* Flyweights are small-sized handle classes granting constant access to shared common data, thus allowing for the management of large amounts of entities within reasonable memory limits. Boost.Flyweight makes it easy to use this common programming idiom by providing the class template flyweight<T>, which acts as a drop-in replacement for const T. *Online docs:* http://tinyurl.com/2sstyr http://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/flyweight/libs/flyweight/index.html *Download:* http://tinyurl.com/hrdm6 http://www.boost-consulting.com/vault/index.php?&direction=0&order=&directo… *Notes:* 1) We've seen some suggestions in the mailing list for Flyweight. Joaquín has nicely explained a couple of issues that we'd like to address/discuss in the review: http://tinyurl.com/33ghtf http://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/flyweight/libs/flyweight/doc/review_… 2) Flyweight needs Boost 1.35 elements because the library depends on libraries like Interprocess for some features/tests. Since SVN snapshot tarballs seem to be missing these days, those who want to try flyweight can download a working SVN-HEAD snapshot here: http://igaztanaga.drivehq.com/boost_trunk.tar.bz2 3) Serialization tests won't work. This feature is expected to work when some new features (discussed in the mailing list between Joaquín and Robert Ramey) are added in Boost.Serialization. Those are expected for Boost 1.36. 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. Ion Gaztañaga - Review Manager -

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Polymorphic serialization compile error.
by mik 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

I'm trying to compile (with VS 2005) a simple example of serialization (boost 1.34) of a polymorphic class, but I get the following compile error: basic_xml_oarchive.hpp(83) : error C2027: use of undefined type 'boost::STATIC_ASSERTION_FAILURE<x>' 1> with 1> [ 1> x=false 1> ] Can you help me? I've read the documentation and I didn't understand the difference with the example that I found in there. Here is the source: ----------------------------------------------------------------- //main.cpp #include <iostream> #include <fstream> #include "boost/archive/xml_oarchive.hpp" #include "boost/archive/xml_iarchive.hpp" #include <boost/serialization/base_object.hpp> #include <boost/serialization/is_abstract.hpp> #include <boost/serialization/utility.hpp> class base { public: base(): _a(0) { } base(double a): _a(a) { } virtual double f() = 0; protected: double _a; //Serialitation procedure. friend class boost::serialization::access; template<class Archive> void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned int version) { ar & boost::serialization::make_nvp("a", _a); } }; BOOST_IS_ABSTRACT(base) class derived: public base { public: derived(): base(0), _b(0) { } derived(double b): base(1), _b(b) { } double f() { return _a + _b; } protected: double _b; //Serialitation procedure. friend class boost::serialization::access; template<class Archive> void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned int version) { ar & boost::serialization::base_object<base>(*this); ar & boost::serialization::make_nvp("b", _b); } }; int main() { derived dc(5); { std::ofstream ofile("test.xml"); boost::archive::xml_oarchive oa(ofile); oa << boost::serialization::make_nvp("test", dc); } return 0; } -----------------------------------------------------------------

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BOOST_ASSERT with message output?
by Kowalke Oliver (QD IT PA AS) 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Hi, does boost provide a macro like BOOST_ASSERT which allows to print out a message if the assertion is raised? best regards, Oliver

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Memory Leak Detection output format
by Jamie Cook 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Hi all, I'm using the boost.test unit tests with memory leak detection turned on and I'm slightly puzzled about the format of the output. I've been working on getting boost to play nicely with STLport and one of the 'problems' I'm having is with memory leaks being reported by boost.test which are actually coming from stlport (there is a discussion on their FAQ about how these aren't really memory leaks at all but that is beside the point). I've managed to get rid of most of these leaks but I've still got one hanging around and I don't know where it comes from. My output from my testing looks like this Embedding manifest... Performing Post-Build Event... *** No errors detected Running 1 test case... Detected memory leaks! Dumping objects -> {171} normal block at 0x00378B88, 1280 bytes long. Data: < 7 lationStatis> A8 8D 37 00 6C 61 74 69 6F 6E 53 74 61 74 69 73 Object dump complete. My question is this... how can I enable more informative memory leak output? In this article () it says that by #define _CRTDBG_MAP_ALLOC, the filename and line number will also be displayed. I'm looking into execution_monitor.ipp and I can see where <crtdbg.h> is included but even if I put the #define directly before this include the output comes out exactly the same as above. (and yes I recompiled the library) I'm using MSVC8.0, boost 1.34.1 and stlport 5.1.4 and the test library is compiled as C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_34_1\libs\test\build>bjam --toolset=msvc link=static stdlib=stlport threading=multi I would really appreciate if anyone could give me some insight on why this is being reported in such a way that I can't actually use it. Cheers, -- Jamie Cook Research Engineer ………………………………………..………………… Veitch Lister Consulting Pty Ltd. Ground Floor, 80 Jephson St, PO Box 1054, Toowong, QLD 4066 AUSTRALIA Ph: +61 7 3870 4888 Fax: +61 7 3870 4446 Email: jamie.cook(a)veitchlister.com.au Web: www.veitchlister.com.au ………………………………………..…………………

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Using singleton library
by James Jackson 21 Jan '08

21 Jan '08

Hi, I'd like to give the Singleton library currently out for review a try. I have the standard Boost 1.34.1 release. Blindly copying in the files in the singleton release distribution into the relevant directories in by Boost installation results in compile errors such as: "boost/function_types/is_member_function_pointer.hpp: No such file or directory" And indeed, function_types is not present in my installation. Is there a recipe for getting going with this library on top of the standard distrubtion, or should I just check everything out from HEAD in CVS? Cheers, James.

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boost.logging v2 compiler errors
by ope 20 Jan '08

20 Jan '08

Hi, I did try the boost.logging lib from svn http://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/logging/ and got with the starter example the compiler errors: $ LANG=en g++ -Iboost/logging -Iboost/logging/lib/logging/samples/starter/ boost/logging/lib/logging/samples/starter/log.cpp -o log In file included from boost/logging/lib/logging/samples/starter/log.cpp:2: boost/logging/lib/logging/samples/starter/log.h:47: error: 'g_l' declared as function returning a function boost/logging/lib/logging/samples/starter/log.cpp: In function 'boost::logging::log_holder<boost::logging::logger_format_write<boost::logging::default_, boost::logging::default_, boost::logging::writer::threading::ts_write, boost::logging::default_, boost::logging::scenario::usage::detail_find_logger::find_logger<boost::logging::scenario::usage::logger_::favor::correctness, boost::logging::scenario::usage::logger_::change::often<10>, boost::logging::default_>::lock_resource<10> >, boost::logging::default_, boost::logging::override>& g_l()': boost/logging/lib/logging/samples/starter/log.cpp:14: error: new declaration 'boost::logging::log_holder<boost::logging::logger_format_write<boost::logging::default_, boost::logging::default_, boost::logging::writer::threading::ts_write, boost::logging::default_, boost::logging::scenario::usage::detail_find_logger::find_logger<boost::logging::scenario::usage::logger_::favor::correctness, boost::logging::scenario::usage::logger_::change::often<10>, boost::logging::default_>::lock_resource<10> >, boost::logging::default_, boost::logging::override>& g_l()' boost/logging/lib/logging/samples/starter/log.h:47: error: ambiguates old declaration 'int g_l()' boost/logging/lib/logging/samples/starter/log.cpp: At global scope: boost/logging/lib/logging/samples/starter/log.cpp:14: error: no matching function for call to 'boost::logging::ensure_early_log_creation::ensure_early_log_creation(int)' boost/logging/boost/logging/detail/log_keeper.hpp:86: note: candidates are: boost::logging::ensure_early_log_creation::ensure_early_log_creation(type&) [with type = int] boost/logging/boost/logging/detail/log_keeper.hpp:85: note: boost::logging::ensure_early_log_creation::ensure_early_log_creation(const boost::logging::ensure_early_log_creation&) boost/logging/lib/logging/samples/starter/log.cpp: In function 'void init_logs()': boost/logging/lib/logging/samples/starter/log.cpp:20: error: base operand of '->' is not a pointer boost/logging/lib/logging/samples/starter/log.cpp:21: error: base operand of '->' is not a pointer boost/logging/lib/logging/samples/starter/log.cpp:22: error: base operand of '->' is not a pointer boost/logging/lib/logging/samples/starter/log.cpp:23: error: base operand of '->' is not a pointer boost/logging/lib/logging/samples/starter/log.cpp:26: error: base operand of '->' is not a pointer boost/logging/lib/logging/samples/starter/log.cpp:27: error: base operand of '->' is not a pointer boost/logging/lib/logging/samples/starter/log.cpp:28: error: base operand of '->' is not a pointer On other examples I've got linker errors. Does exist some decencies? Thanks, Olaf

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Re: [Boost-users] Memory Leak Detection output format
by Jamie Cook 20 Jan '08

20 Jan '08

Dieter, I've actually already found VLD, however I had some small problems with it... firstly it's a compile time library meaning that I'd have to include it into the stlport source and compile it in from the ground up rather than just linking. While this is doable (with a bit of work) my second problem was that it caused random crashes in my application ... this was much harder to work around :) Thanks to all for the suggestions however - has anyone ever had any luck with mpatrol? I've got the source downloaded however development stopped in 2001 as far as I can tell. Jamie -- Jamie Cook Research Engineer ………………………………………..………………… Veitch Lister Consulting Pty Ltd. Ground Floor, 80 Jephson St, PO Box 1054, Toowong, QLD 4066 AUSTRALIA Ph: +61 7 3870 4888 Fax: +61 7 3870 4446 Email: jamie.cook(a)veitchlister.com.au Web: www.veitchlister.com.au ………………………………………..…………………

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[newbie question] how to get rid of vector of vectors using boost structures
by Michał Nowotka 19 Jan '08

19 Jan '08

Hello, In my app I'm using vector of vectors as a matrix but it has cumbersome interface especially accesing data. Does boost offer some more accurate data structure (it shuld be flexible as vector but with friendly interface)? -- Cheers Michał Nowotka

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quick_tour example of BGL
by Rajesh Tengli 19 Jan '08

19 Jan '08

Hi, In the quick_tour example of Boost Graph Library and the documentation at this link http://www.boost.org/libs/graph/doc/quick_tour.html i think the edge_array for the example graph should be: Edge edge_array[] = { Edge(A,B), Edge(A,E), Edge(A,D),Edge(A,C), Edge(C,A), Edge(C,D), Edge(D,B),Edge(D,A), Edge(E,D), Edge(E,B), Edge(E,A)}; // 11 edges instead of the mentioned Edge edge_array[] = { Edge(A,B), Edge(A,D), Edge(C,A), Edge(D,C), Edge(C,E), Edge(B,D), Edge(D,E), }; // 7 edges -Rajesh Tengli

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[iostreams] issue to compile code with intel-linux 9.1 and 10.0
by frederic.bron＠alcan.com 19 Jan '08

19 Jan '08

Compiling on Linux 2.6.9-42.ELsmp #1 SMP x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux I had no issue building the boost libraries using icpc 10.0 (toolset intel-linux). But when I try to compile the code I have written (which compiles well with g++), I get the following error (intel 9.1 and 10.0 give the same error): /soft/bal/usr/boost_icc/include/boost/iostreams/detail/streambuf/indirect_streambuf.hpp(237): error: identifier "streamsize" is undefined streamsize keep = (std::min)( static_cast<streamsize>(gptr() - eback()), ^ detected during: instantiation of "boost::iostreams::detail::indirect_streambuf<T, Tr, Alloc, Mode>::indirect_streambuf() [with T=boost::iostreams::basic_null_device<char, boost::iostreams::input>, Tr=std::char_traits<char>, Alloc=std::allocator<char>, Mode=boost::iostreams::input]" at line 80 of "/soft/bal/usr/boost_icc/include/boost/iostreams/stream_buffer.hpp" Any idea? F. Bron Avis : Ce message et toute pièce jointe sont la propriété d'Alcan et sont destinés seulement aux personnes ou à l'entité à qui le message est adressé. Si vous avez reçu ce message par erreur, veuillez le détruire et en aviser l'expéditeur par courriel. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire du message, vous n'êtes pas autorisé à utiliser, à copier ou à divulguer le contenu du message ou ses pièces jointes en tout ou en partie. Notice: This message and any attachments are the property of Alcan and are intended solely for the named recipients or entity to whom this message is addressed. If you have received this message in error please inform the sender via e-mail and destroy the message. If you are not the intended recipient you are not allowed to use, copy or disclose the contents or attachments in whole or in part.

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Re: [Boost-users] Memory Leak Detection output format
by Jamie Cook 19 Jan '08

19 Jan '08

> Try building with internal STL. After all you only interested in your own leaks, right? > Gennadiy yeah I am, and having every test run spit back four blocks of unfreed memory makes it harder to see which memory leaks are from my code and which are from stlport - especially if there is no contextual information such as file/line# to distinguish them, I basically have to memorize the sizes of each leak and compare back against those on each run. Hence why I really want to either a) Find out where this last 1280 bytes of memory is being allocated b) Have filename/line# output so that it's easier to see which leaks are from my own code Which is why I'm wondering if there is a way to change the output of the memory leak detector ... guess I might have to start looking at external leak detectors that are linked at runtime instead... does anyone know any good ones? Kindly, Jamie Cook Research Engineer ………………………………………..………………… Veitch Lister Consulting Pty Ltd. Ground Floor, 80 Jephson St, PO Box 1054, Toowong, QLD 4066 AUSTRALIA Ph: +61 7 3870 4888 Fax: +61 7 3870 4446 Email: jamie.cook(a)veitchlister.com.au Web: www.veitchlister.com.au ………………………………………..…………………

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Custom deleter for ptr_vector?
by Robert Dailey 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Hi, I was wondering it is currently possible to give ptr_vector a custom deleter? This could simply be in the form of a functor. If this feature does not exist, would it be hard to add? For example, you could do this: namespace boost { namespace detail { template< typename t_type > struct default_deleter { void operator() ( t_type* ptr ) { delete ptr; } }; } template< typename t_type, typename t_deleter = detail::default_deleter<t_type> > class ptr_vector { private: std::vector<t_type*> m_pointers; public: ~ptr_vector() { std::for_each( m_pointers.begin(), m_pointers.end(), t_deleter() ); } }; }

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[flyweight] Remainder: Flyweight review will start January 21
by Ion Gaztañaga 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Hi to all, Flyweight library will be reviewed January 21-30. For those interested in the library, this post contains all the information needed for the review: *Author:* Joaquín M. López Muñoz *Description:* Flyweights are small-sized handle classes granting constant access to shared common data, thus allowing for the management of large amounts of entities within reasonable memory limits. Boost.Flyweight makes it easy to use this common programming idiom by providing the class template flyweight<T>, which acts as a drop-in replacement for const T. *Online docs:* http://tinyurl.com/2sstyr http://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/flyweight/libs/flyweight/index.html *Download:* http://tinyurl.com/hrdm6 http://www.boost-consulting.com/vault/index.php?&direction=0&order=&directo… *Notes:* 1) We've seen some suggestions in the mailing list for Flyweight. Joaquín has nicely explained a couple of issues that we'd like to address/discuss in the review: http://tinyurl.com/33ghtf http://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/flyweight/libs/flyweight/doc/review_… 2) Flyweight needs Boost 1.35 elements because the library depends on libraries like Interprocess for some features/tests. Since SVN snapshot tarballs seem to be missing these days, those who want to try flyweight can download a working SVN-HEAD snapshot here: http://igaztanaga.drivehq.com/boost_trunk.tar.bz2 3) Serialization tests won't work. This feature is expected to work when some new features (discussed in the mailing list between Joaquín and Robert Ramey) are added in Boost.Serialization. Those are expected for Boost 1.36. Regards, Ion

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Filesystem bug in directory_iterator (operations.cpp, readdir_r_simulator function)
by raulh39＠ya.com 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Hi, I have encountered an error in the filesystem library. I am working with Boost 1.34.1, SunOs 5.7, and a multi-threaded environment. This small program reproduces the problem: ------------------------------------------------------ #include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp> #include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp> #include <boost/filesystem/convenience.hpp> #include <boost/foreach.hpp> #include <iostream> int main() { namespace fs = boost::filesystem; fs::path path(".",fs::native); if(fs::exists(path) && fs::is_directory(path)) { fs::directory_iterator begin(path), end; BOOST_FOREACH(fs::path file, std::make_pair(begin,end)) std::cout << file.leaf() << std::endl; } } ------------------------------------------------------ The problem is that this program never ends. Apparently the "begin" iterator never reaches the "end" iterator. It only happens in a multi-thread compilation. But, I think that I know where the bug is. In the file libs/filesystem/src/operations.cpp is were the function 'readdir_r_simulator' is implemented, and, if I understand it correctly, it should return != 0 if an error has ocurred. But, the 1247 line: { return ::readdir_r( dirp, entry, result ); } is wrong, because when an error is encountered, readdir_r() returns a null pointer. NULL is converted to the int 0 and the function returns it. So, I suggest to change that line with: { if(::readdir_r( dirp, entry, result )==NULL) return errno; else return 0; } I will try to post this bug to the bug tracking facility (¿trac?). Regards, Raul.

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[program_options] Non-conventional options
by ope 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Hi, I've read http://www.boost.org/doc/html/program_options/howto.html#id1592624 about Non-conventional Syntax but it doesn't solve my problem. For a program I have to bypass some options to the underlying library (to be concrete Qt), where some of the Qt specific options I have to parse for my program too. Qt's QApplication recognizes cmd line arguments in a style of '-command' which differs from long option style of boost.program_options. Therefore the '-command' should be valid, the '--command' not! How can I get this? Thanks, Olaf

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Re: [Boost-users] Memory Leak Detection output format
by Dieter Rosch 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

You might want to do a google for VLD (Visual Leak Detector). It is an excellent free memory leak detector for MSVC 8. From: boost-users-bounces(a)lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-users-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Jamie Cook Sent: 16 January 2008 01:07 AM To: boost-users(a)lists.boost.org Subject: [Boost-users] Memory Leak Detection output format Hi all, I'm using the boost.test unit tests with memory leak detection turned on and I'm slightly puzzled about the format of the output. I've been working on getting boost to play nicely with STLport and one of the 'problems' I'm having is with memory leaks being reported by boost.test which are actually coming from stlport (there is a discussion on their FAQ about how these aren't really memory leaks at all but that is beside the point). I've managed to get rid of most of these leaks but I've still got one hanging around and I don't know where it comes from. My output from my testing looks like this Embedding manifest... Performing Post-Build Event... *** No errors detected Running 1 test case... Detected memory leaks! Dumping objects -> {171} normal block at 0x00378B88, 1280 bytes long. Data: < 7 lationStatis> A8 8D 37 00 6C 61 74 69 6F 6E 53 74 61 74 69 73 Object dump complete. My question is this... how can I enable more informative memory leak output? In this article () it says that by #define _CRTDBG_MAP_ALLOC, the filename and line number will also be displayed. I'm looking into execution_monitor.ipp and I can see where < crtdbg.h> is included but even if I put the #define directly before this include the output comes out exactly the same as above. (and yes I recompiled the library) I'm using MSVC8.0, boost 1.34.1 and stlport 5.1.4 and the test library is compiled as C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_34_1\libs\test\build>bjam --toolset=msvc link=static stdlib=stlport threading=multi I would really appreciate if anyone could give me some insight on why this is being reported in such a way that I can't actually use it. Cheers, -- Jamie Cook Research Engineer ........................ Veitch Lister Consulting Pty Ltd. Ground Floor, 80 Jephson St, PO Box 1054, Toowong, QLD 4066 AUSTRALIA Ph: +61 7 3870 4888 Fax: +61 7 3870 4446 Email: jamie.cook(a)veitchlister.com.au Web: www.veitchlister.com.au ........................

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[review] Fast track review of Boost.Utility/Singleton begins today
by John Torjo 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Hi all, Today starts the formal Fast-Track review of the Boost.Utility/Singleton library. This is a very useful utility, so I'm expecting lots of reviews ;) *Description* A Singleton describes a globally accessible and unique facility, typically implemented as a class with inaccessible constructors and a globally accessible function for clients to access a single instance which is created when accessed for the first time. This library provides three Singleton templates that share an identical interface : |- boost::singleton| : can be used to create Singletons with synchronized initialization. If further synchronization is required it has to be implemented by the user. |- boost::mutexed_singleton| : additionally ensures that concurrent access to the instance is mutually exclusive. In other words, only one thread can access the instance at a given time. |- boost::thread_specific_singleton| : instances exist once per thread. *Author* Tobias Schwinger *Download* Get it from here: http://www.boost-consulting.com/vault/index.php?action=downloadfile&filenam… Read documentation online here: http://torjo.com/tobias/ 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. Best, John Torjo - Review Manager - -- http://John.Torjo.com -- C++ expert ... call me only if you want things done right

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Writing binary data in a specific byte ordering (i.e. network order)
by legalize+jeeves＠mail.xmission.com 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

[Please do not mail me a copy of your followup] Does boost have a facility for this? I have a bunch of code that did binary I/O on x86. I want to make the code endian-neutral. This is similar to writing binary data in "network order" as is done with TCP and other internet protocols. I was thinking that you could now determine completely at compile-time whether or not bytes need to be swapped using a template class. My thought was that you would have a class for writing "LittleEndian" bytes that took a boolean template parameter. The parameter is determined at compile-time based on the endian-ness of your architecture. Then a specializations for the template determines whether or not you just use stream.write() to write the binary bytes directly from the POD datum or whether or not you manually extract the individual bytes for writing in the proper order. I hope that's clear... it hasn't gelled in my mind enough to have a sample implementation. I'm hoping that there's a facility in boost for this already? -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/download/index.html> Legalize Adulthood! <http://blogs.xmission.com/legalize/>

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[Boost.accumulators] Immediate variance
by Milosz Marian Hulboj 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

Hello, I was looking through the documentation of boost.accumulators for calculating the variance in one pass. It seems that for so called 'immediate variance' some approximation is being introduced. However I think that it is not necessary (unless there is a hidden purpose?) and incremental calculation can be done according to the substitution schema described here: http://planetmath.org/encyclopedia/OnePassAlgorithmToComputeSampleVariance.… Regards, Milosz

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[Fwd: Re: [Boost-announce] [review] Fast track review of Boost.Utility/Singleton begins today] (on behalf of Ingolf Steinbach)
by John Torjo 18 Jan '08

18 Jan '08

[on behalf of Ingolf Steinbach] -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Boost-announce] [review] Fast track review of Boost.Utility/Singleton begins today Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:46:54 +0100 From: Ingolf Steinbach <ingolf.steinbach(a)googlemail.com> To: John Torjo <john.groups(a)torjo.com> References: <478B978A.6090503(a)torjo.com> Hi, John. 2008/1/14, John Torjo <john.groups(a)torjo.com>: > * What is your evaluation of the design? Some questions: 1. Shouldn't there be a protected d'tor in singleton in order to reduce the chance of mis-use (deletion via pointer to singleton)? 2. Why does instance have pointer-like (rather than reference-like) syntax? I know that GoF use pointers, but references typically make me feel better than pointers (or something that looks like one) which might be 0. 3. Is a private (or protected) my_singleton destructor supported without 'verbose "template...friend-making"'? > * What is your evaluation of the implementation? Not evaluated. > * What is your evaluation of the documentation? Not evaluated. > * What is your evaluation of the potential usefulness of the library? I'd very much like to see this kind of library in boost. This one looks promising. > * Did you try to use the library? With what compiler? > Did you have any problems? No. N/A. N/A > * How much effort did you put into your evaluation? A glance only due to lack of spare time. Sorry . > * Are you knowledgeable about the problem domain? A little: I have written some template based singleton code myself and have read Andrei's MCPPD. > * Do you think the library should be accepted as a Boost library? I'd like to see the above issues addressed in some way. Apart from that, I have no objections. Kind regards Ingolf -- http://John.Torjo.com -- C++ expert ... call me only if you want things done right

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