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19 Feb '14

Hi, how can I get the path where b2 placed the binaries of boost tests? Problem is the following: some of the tests need the path to a shared library, which is built together with the tests. in the lib/mylib/tests/Jamfile.v2 I have the following: [...] # our test lib for shared library tests lib test_library : test_library.cpp ; test-suite mylib : # # shared library # [ run shared_library_load_test.cpp ] [ run shared_library_get_symbol_test.cpp ] # # [...] Inside shared_library_*_test.cpp I need something like this: boost::filesystem::path tstlib("bin.v2/libs/mylib/test/mycompiler/test_library.so"); As boost.build decides by itself where to put the binary, i cannot hardcode the path in the source-files.. Is there a way to get the path from boost.build? If not, how could I solve this problem? -- regards dib

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Compilation problem with has_binary_operator.hpp on Mac OSX
by Tim Burgess 12 Feb '14

12 Feb '14

Hi, I'm building a framework project using Xcode 4.6 configured to use the Apple GCC 4.2 compiler (my project also uses wxWidgets, so this compiler is required). Using Boost 1.55.0 I get: cd /Users/tim/Developer/RBSpeech setenv LANG en_US.US-ASCII /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/llvm-gcc-4.2 -x objective-c++ -arch x86_64 -fmessage-length=0 -pipe -Wno-trigraphs -fpascal-strings -O0 -Wreturn-type -Wunused-variable -Wuninitialized -Wshorten-64-to-32 -DDEBUG=1 -isysroot /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Develop er/SDKs/MacOSX10.8.sdk -fasm-blocks -mmacosx-version-min=10.6 -gdwarf-2 -fvisibility-inlines-hidden -iquote /Users/tim/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/RBSpeech-gglcnsigefizlfbidkwh bsxvlwng/Build/Intermediates/RBSpeech.build/Debug/RBSpeech.build/RBSpeech-ge nerated-files.hmap -I/Users/tim/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/RBSpeech-gglcnsigefizlfbidk whbsxvlwng/Build/Intermediates/RBSpeech.build/Debug/RBSpeech.build/RBSpeech- own-target-headers.hmap -I/Users/tim/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/RBSpeech-gglcnsigefizlfbidk whbsxvlwng/Build/Intermediates/RBSpeech.build/Debug/RBSpeech.build/RBSpeech- all-target-headers.hmap -iquote /Users/tim/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/RBSpeech-gglcnsigefizlfbidkwh bsxvlwng/Build/Intermediates/RBSpeech.build/Debug/RBSpeech.build/RBSpeech-pr oject-headers.hmap -I/Users/tim/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/RBSpeech-gglcnsigefizlfbidk whbsxvlwng/Build/Products/Debug/include -I/users/tim/developer/libraries/wxwidgets/include -I/users/tim/developer/libraries/cryptopp -I/users/tim/developer/libraries/boost_1_55_0 -I/users/tim/developer/sources/surfacereader -I/Users/tim/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/RBSpeech-gglcnsigefizlfbidk whbsxvlwng/Build/Intermediates/RBSpeech.build/Debug/RBSpeech.build/DerivedSo urces/x86_64 -I/Users/tim/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/RBSpeech-gglcnsigefizlfbidk whbsxvlwng/Build/Intermediates/RBSpeech.build/Debug/RBSpeech.build/DerivedSo urces -F/Users/tim/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/RBSpeech-gglcnsigefizlfbidk whbsxvlwng/Build/Products/Debug -I/Users/tim/developer/libraries/wxwidgets/build-debug/lib/wx/include/osx_co coa-unicode-static-2.9 -I/Users/tim/developer/libraries/wxwidgets/include -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D__WXMAC__ -D__WXOSX__ -D__WXOSX_COCOA__ -include /Users/tim/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/RBSpeech-gglcnsigefizlfbidkwh bsxvlwng/Build/Intermediates/PrecompiledHeaders/RBSpeech-Prefix-filshqejewqv wmcnuphmjzrmapcf/RBSpeech-Prefix.pch -c /Users/tim/Developer/RBSpeech/../Sources/SurfaceReader/RBSpeech.mm -o /Users/tim/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/RBSpeech-gglcnsigefizlfbidkwh bsxvlwng/Build/Intermediates/RBSpeech.build/Debug/RBSpeech.build/Objects-nor mal/x86_64/RBSpeech.o cc1objplus: warning: -Wuninitialized is not supported without -O In file included from /users/tim/developer/libraries/boost_1_55_0/boost/type_traits/has_left_shift .hpp:43, from /users/tim/developer/libraries/boost_1_55_0/boost/lexical_cast.hpp:165, from /Users/tim/Developer/RBSpeech/../Sources/SurfaceReader/RBStringFuncs.hpp:11, from /Users/tim/Developer/RBSpeech/../Sources/SurfaceReader/RBSpeech.h:27, from /Users/tim/Developer/RBSpeech/../Sources/SurfaceReader/RBSpeech.mm:4: /users/tim/developer/libraries/boost_1_55_0/boost/type_traits/detail/has_bin ary_operator.hpp:155: error: expected unqualified-id before 'do' The project uses OSX10.8 as its base SDK, but has OSX10.6 as its deployment target to provide backward compatibility and I made sure that my Boost libraries specified the 10.6 SDK as a minimum. Can anybody advise, please? Best wishes. Tim Burgess

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Confused with the example students_t_single_sample.cpp
by lizy10b 08 Feb '14

08 Feb '14

Hi there, I got a problem with the example "students_t_single_sample.cpp". The corresponding document is at: http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_55_0/libs/math/doc/html/math_toolkit/stat_t… Actally, I am confused with the mathematical logic rather than coding. The document presents a table that shows four hypothesis and tests, I am OK with the frist two, but for the third and the fourth ones: The original text: Hypothesis 3: the sample mean is less than the true mean Test 3: Reject if CDF of t > significance level, cdf(dist, t) > alpha I think p-value should be the integral from t to +Infinite: cdf(complement(dist, t)), So reject Hypothesis 3 when cdf(complement(dist, t)) < alpha, or say cdf(dist, t) > 1-alpha The original text: Hypothesis 4: the sample mean is greater than the true mean Reject if complement of CDF of t > significance level: cdf(complement(dist, t)) > alpha Similarly, the p-value should be the integral from -Infinite to t: cdf(dist, t), so reject Hypothesis 4 when cdf(dist, t) < alpha Is that right? Thanks. Zhiyu Li 2014-01-11 lizy10b

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boost::none for boost::shared_ptr
by Chris Stankevitz 03 Feb '14

03 Feb '14

Hello, Does boost::shared_ptr offer a way to create an empty shared pointer without a lot of typing? Perhaps something analogous to boost::none. I am not using c++11. Thank you, Chris == using boost::none; using boost::optional; // declare f(optional<CSomeReallyLongClassName> Item); g(shared_ptr<CSomeReallyLongClassName> pItem); // invoke f with empty object f(none); // invoke g with empty object g(shared_ptr<CSomeReallyLongClassName>());

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inter thread communication with message queues
by Kenneth Adam Miller 31 Jan '14

31 Jan '14

I was reading about message queues with respect to inter thread communication, and I have a specific use case that I want to describe. It's rather complex, so I want to be careful that I design it so that there are no race conditions. Pool A is a buffer (of type 1) handle manager, that feeds buffer handles into thread set 1, and receives old handles from thread set 2. There is only one thread running pool A. Thread set 1 is a set of N threads that fill up buffers of type 1 with regular data. It pushes full buffers to thread set 2. Thread set 2 is a set of M threads that compress buffers of type 1 into data buffers of type 2. Once the buffer of type 1 has be used up, it is cleared and sent back to Pool A. It pulls fresh data buffers of type 2 from Pool B, and sends freshly filled compressed buffers to Pool C. Pool C does something with the buffer, clears it and hands it to Pool B. Can this be done safely using an implementation like what I see here: http://www.justsoftwaresolutions.co.uk/threading/implementing-a-thread-safe… ? Note 1: -= denotes a 1-to-N connect and =- a N-to-1 connect RR = Request reply relationship +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | v | Pool A RR Thread Set 1 Router X | PULL-PUSH --==> PULL-read-PUSH ==--> PULL-PUSH --==> PULL Thread Set 2 PUSH \ / +-compress-+ Pool B RR / \ PULL-PUSH --==> PULL PUSH ^ || | || +----------- PUSH-write-PULL <--==++ Pool C Questions: how do I have a separate thread poll on multiple shared message queues? Like, I have a thread pool that both receives requests for buffer handles and that receives old buffer handles to recycle.

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asio/ip/udp.hpp causes MSVC to use std::bind
by Chris Stankevitz 30 Jan '14

30 Jan '14

boost 1.55 VS2012 Update 4 === Can you tell me why the following code fails to compile? It smells as if udp.hpp is causing MSVC to "using namespace std". PS: It doesn't happen if I remove the asio include. PPS: It doesn't happen if g() takes int vs std::string. PPPS: It doesn't happen on GCC Thank you, Chris === #include <boost/bind.hpp> #include <boost/asio/ip/udp.hpp> #include <string> using boost::bind; void g(const std::string&) { } int main() { bind(g, _1); return 0; } === 1>------ Build started: Project: OverlayServer, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------ 1> main.cpp 1>main.cpp(13): error C2668: 'std::bind' : ambiguous call to overloaded function 1> c:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio 11.0\vc\include\functional(1387): could be 'std::_Bind<_Forced,_Ret,_Fun,_V0_t,_V1_t,_V2_t,_V3_t,_V4_t,_V5_t,<unnamed-symbol>> std::bind<void,const std::string&,boost::arg<I>&>(_Rx (__cdecl *)(const std::basic_string<_Elem,_Traits,_Alloc>),_Vx0_t)' [found using argument-dependent lookup] 1> with 1> [ 1> _Forced=true, 1> _Ret=void, 1> _Fun=void (__cdecl *const )(const std::string &), 1> _V0_t=boost::arg<1> &, 1> _V1_t=std::_Nil, 1> _V2_t=std::_Nil, 1> _V3_t=std::_Nil, 1> _V4_t=std::_Nil, 1> _V5_t=std::_Nil, 1> <unnamed-symbol>=std::_Nil, 1> I=1, 1> _Rx=void, 1> _Elem=char, 1> _Traits=std::char_traits<char>, 1> _Alloc=std::allocator<char>, 1> _Vx0_t=boost::arg<1> & 1> ] 1> c:\externalpackages\boost_1_55_0\boost\bind\bind_cc.hpp(26): or 'boost::_bi::bind_t<R,F,L> boost::bind<void,const std::string&,boost::arg<I>>(R (__cdecl *)(B1),A1)' 1> with 1> [ 1> R=void, 1> F=void (__cdecl *)(const std::string &), 1> L=boost::_bi::list1<boost::arg<1>>, 1> I=1, 1> B1=const std::string &, 1> A1=boost::arg<1> 1> ] 1> while trying to match the argument list '(overloaded-function, boost::arg<I>)' 1> with 1> [ 1> I=1 1> ] ========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

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[accumulators] "count" NaN but otherwise ignore it?
by Rhys Ulerich 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

Is there a feature within accumulators to count NaNs on extraction but to otherwise ignore them? Maybe some sort of pass filter on incoming data? I've got a situation where I'd like to avoid NaNs clobbering otherwise useful information, but I still want to total count of data seen to include them. The context is a time integrator for a physics simulation. The integrator tracks the number of timesteps. When the physics kicks back a NaN (because something's amiss), I'd like to count the failed timestep but not have the NaN destroy the useful mean of timesteps taken thus far. Thanks, Rhys

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Avoid transitive link dependency
by Dario Ramos 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

I wrote a serial port static library using boost::asio. I'm trying to use this library from another project I'm building as a dll, but this second project fails to link: it wants to link with Boost's sytem library. I used PIMPL to remove all boost #includes from my class header, and also tried setting Visual Studio's Link Library Dependencies option set to Yes in my static library. Neither approach worked. I know I can solve this by adding the boost binary directory to the library directories for my dll project, but I'd like to avoid that. The way I see it, only my static library should have a Boost link dependency. I'm using Visual Studio 2012, targetting to Windows XP (v110_xp toolset), and Boost 1.53.0. I asked about this at Stack Overflow if anyone's interested: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21435666/avoid-link-dependency-with-boost -- *Darío Eduardo Ramos* Meditech S.A. www.meditech.com.ar (+54) 01147603300, Interno 31 Av. Julio A. Roca 3456 Florida Oeste, Bs.As. Argentina

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[Container] any debug renderings for Visual Studio?
by John M. Dlugosz 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

When I try to inspect, say, a flat_vector (or anything built on top of it like a flat_map) I can't see the elements in the Watch display. Is there some way to teach VS about that? I seem to remember a long time ago having VS skip things like shared_ptr dereference when stepping through.

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boost condition_variable internals
by Kenneth Adam Miller 29 Jan '14

29 Jan '14

I need to know that boost does not use any kind of locking, mutex or semaphore mechanism within the boost::condition_variable class. I don't know where it is in source, or I would check to make certain. Can someone provide me a yes no verification?

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