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Boost 1.56 with QT creator, “LNK1104: cannot open file 'libboost_unit_test_framework-vc100-mt-gd-1_56.lib'”
by Kavita 20 Oct '14

20 Oct '14

Hello, I am working on a project of boost unit testing framework using QT creator. I have written a small test program and trying to link "libboost_unit_test_framework-vc100-mt-gd-1_56.lib". This library is present at specified path. But program fails to compile giving said linking error. I searched on net and found that, error should go with "#define BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB". But then, I am getting below error: main.obj:-1: error: LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "class boost::unit_test::test_suite * __cdecl init_unit_test_suite(int,char * * const)" (?init_unit_test_suite@@YAPAVtest_suite@unit_test@boost@@HQAPAD@Z) referenced in function _main The above function is a part of "libboost_unit_test_framework-vc100-mt-gd-1_56.lib". I have written same unit tests using VS 2010 and with the same boost libraries. The program worked properly with expected behavior. What could be possibly going wrong with the usage of boost on QT ? Please help ! -Thanks

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[Log] Writing empty messages with the attributes as the actual payload
by Scott Mueller 17 Oct '14

17 Oct '14

Hello Boost.Users! I'm trying to integrate Boost logging with an existing message infrastructure. In this infrastructure, I have an existing schema that looks like this: Severity Timestamp Process source (much like "channel") Process component (more like a "sub-channel") Message ID A vector of arguments The message is rendered by looking up the message ID to receive the following information: formatting string ("This is an example of %1 message type. The arguments can look like this %4, 3, 2"), the expected argument types which are potentially convertible if the underlying type is different, and so on. I guess what I'm asking is whether or not a logging source can accept the arguments as defined by a compile-time defined schema in the form of attributes with an empty message. Can the logging core route message records defined in this way properly? Is such a thing supported? I'm in the process of writing something up to do this, but I'd like to know in advance whether or not "empty" messages with a bunch of attributes set can get routed to supported sinks. Thanks in advance for your help! Best regards, M. Scott Mueller

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boost serialisation 1.56, why does library version change, when no change in library ?
by avib369 . 16 Oct '14

16 Oct '14

At boost 1.53 the library version was 10, however at boost 1.56 it has jumped to 11. I have not seen any documentation/release notes about boost serialisation changes. What has changed in boost serialisation to merit this change ? The documentation in $BOOST_ROOT/libs/serialization/basic_archive.cpp describes the changes to boost library version, however it does *not* describe why it jumped from 10 -> 11. Any help appreciated. Ta, Avi

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[thread] linux.hpp, BOOST_HAS_PTHREAD_YIELD, BOOST_HAS_SCHED_YIELD
by Rob Conde 16 Oct '14

16 Oct '14

Using boost 1.55, Ubuntu 12.04, gcc 4.6 I'm building boost on linux using the lsb sdk. I was getting the failure (paraphrased): pthread_yield not declared in libs/thread/src/thread.cpp 513 The documentation for pthread_yield (http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/pthread_yield.3.html) says: This call is nonstandard, but present on several other systems. Use the standardized sched_yield(2)<http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/sched_yield.2.html> instead. If I change boost/config/platform/linux.hpp to define BOOST_HAS_SCHED_YIELD instead of BOOST_HAS_PTHREAD_YIELD Then sched_yield is used instead and the build finishes properly. I'm posting this for two reasons: 1. To help others running into the same issue 2. To question whether linux.hpp should be updated officially as I did above 3. If not, why Thanks, Rob Conde

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Boost.Python: Polymorphism downcasting
by Christoff Kok 16 Oct '14

16 Oct '14

Hi, I have a list of base classes in C++, I want to access them in Python as a list of their derived most classes. Is there a build in means to cater for this in Boost.Python? I've made an example the problem I ma facing: // ------------------------------- Code ----------------------------------// #include<memory> #include<iostream> #include<vector> namespace boost { template<class T> T* get_pointer(std::shared_ptr<T>& p){ return p.get(); }} struct Vehicle{ virtual ~Vehicle(){} friend bool operator==(const Vehicle& lhs, const Vehicle& rhs) { return true; }}; struct Boat: public Vehicle{ virtual ~Boat(){} friend bool operator==(const Boat& lhs, const Boat& rhs) { return true; } char const* testBoatSpecificMethod() { return "Floating."; } }; struct Truck: public Vehicle{ virtual ~Truck(){} friend bool operator==(const Truck& lhs, const Truck& rhs) { return true; } char const* testTruckSpecificMethod() { return "Trucking."; } }; class Garage { public: Garage() {}; ~Garage() {}; char const* test() { std::string temp = "Vehicle List Size: " + std::to_string(m_VehicleList.size()); return temp.c_str(); } friend bool operator==(const Garage& lhs, const Garage& rhs) { return true; } std::vector<Vehicle>& vehicleList() { return m_VehicleList; } private: std::vector<Vehicle> m_VehicleList; }; #include <boost/python.hpp> #include <boost/python/suite/indexing/vector_indexing_suite.hpp> BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(garage_ext) { using namespace boost::python; class_<Garage>("Garage") .def("test", &Garage::test) .def("vehicleList", &Garage::vehicleList, return_internal_reference<1>()); class_<Vehicle,std::shared_ptr<Vehicle>>("Vehicle"); class_<Boat,std::shared_ptr<Boat>,bases<Vehicle>>("Boat") .def("testBoatSpecificMethod", &Boat::testBoatSpecificMethod); class_<Truck,std::shared_ptr<Truck>,bases<Vehicle>>("Truck") .def("testTruckSpecificMethod", &Truck::testTruckSpecificMethod); implicitly_convertible<std::shared_ptr<Boat>,std::shared_ptr<Vehicle>>(); implicitly_convertible<std::shared_ptr<Truck>,std::shared_ptr<Vehicle>>(); class_<std::vector<Vehicle> >("stl_vector_Vehicle") .def(vector_indexing_suite<std::vector<Vehicle> >()); } // --------------------------- Test Script -------------------------------// import garage_ext g = garage_ext.Garage() l = g.vehicleList() l.append(garage_ext.Boat()) print "Expecting a Boat object:" print str(l[0]) print g.vehicleList()[0].testBoatSpecificMethod() garage_ext.f2("Done.") // ------------------------------ Output ---------------------------------// Expecting a Boat object <garage_ext.Vehicle object at 0x7fb17a3bfb50> Traceback (most recent call last): File "test_garage.py", line 7, in <module> print g.vehicleList()[0].testBoatSpecificMethod() AttributeError: *'Vehicle' object has no attribute 'testBoatSpecificMethod'* *'Vehicle' object has no attribute 'testBoatSpecificMethod'* Here I want Vehicle to be a Boat object. If there is not a build in or recommended/known Boost.Python means to handle this problem, I'm thinking of wrapping the list (Lots of accessors to be wrapped in my library.) with a get accessor returning a boost::python::list, storing the derived most types. Getting the derived most type possibly by calling overriden 'getAsDerivedClass' method. I would like to avoid this. I dislike having to add python usage specific methods to the library, for our design and vision values / reasons. Kind Regards, Christoff

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BGL - maximum_adjacency_search - assignedVertices
by Adam Celick 14 Oct '14

14 Oct '14

I was looking at the implementation of maximum_adjacency_search algorithm and got confused by the assignedVertices local variable. It is defined as a set of vertex descriptors and is being iterated over inside the main loop (lines 168-184) but it is never inserted into. So the for loop will always skip. It looks to me as if that part of the code can be eliminated. Am I missing something? Thanks, Adam

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Generating kuratowski subgraph with external edge index map
by Amir Hassan 13 Oct '14

13 Oct '14

Hi! I have a graph which i test for planarity and in case the test fails i want to generate the kuratowski subgraph. I have code that used to compile with boost graph 1.36 but doesn't with 1.56. I guess the problem has to do with the type of the edge index map. you can find code and error messages here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26346343/c-boost-graph-generating-kurato… Help is greatly appreciated! greets, amir

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[interprocess 1.42] Copy multiple variables into shared memory
by Michael Behnke 13 Oct '14

13 Oct '14

Hello, I'm trying to write multiple variables one by one into a mapped_region, but somehow I fail. Here is the Code I worked on so far: boost::interprocess::shared_memory_object shm_obj(boost::interprocess::open_or_create, "Test", boost::interprocess::read_write); shm_obj.truncate(1000); boost::interprocess::mapped_region region(shm_obj, boost::interprocess::read_write, 0, 0); uint32_t size = 33; uint32_t type = 666; std::string data("I'm a Test!"); uint32_t* start_ptr_int = &(static_cast<uint32_t*> (region.get_address())[0]); std::memcpy(start_ptr_int, &size, sizeof (uint32_t)); start_ptr_int = &(static_cast<uint32_t*> (region.get_address())[4]); std::memcpy(start_ptr_int, &type, sizeof (uint32_t)); char* start_ptr_char = &(static_cast<char*> (region.get_address())[8]); std::memcpy(start_ptr_char, data.c_str(), data.length()); uint32_t sizeOfData; std::memcpy(&sizeOfData, &(static_cast<uint32_t*> (region.get_address())[0]), sizeof (uint32_t)); uint32_t typeOfData; std::memcpy(&typeOfData, &(static_cast<uint32_t*> (region.get_address())[4]), 4); char* revData = new char[sizeOfData]; std::memcpy(revData, &(static_cast<char*> (region.get_address())[sizeof (uint32_t) * 2]), sizeOfData); First I write an uint32_t into the region at index 0. Afterwards, I'm writing another uint32_t at position 4 (assuming the first uint32_t took the bytes 0 - 3). Last I write a string into the region, at index 8. Reading the first uint32_t again from shared memory works fine, as does reading the string (the last variable). But if I try to read the second variable (uint32_t) the data is not what I expected. I know that the problem is memcpy, somehow my syntax does not work. Unfortunately I could not find a matching example, cause mostly memset is used to explain the functionality of boost::mapped_region. I have to write lots of data into shared memory (structured like size1|type1|data1|...|sizeN|typeN|dataN) but still can't figure out how to do this the right way. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Kind regards Michael Behnke -- Bachelorand ________________________________________________________ ADITION technologies AG Schwarzwaldstraße 78b 79117 Freiburg http://www.adition.com T +49 / (0)761 / 88147 - 30 F +49 / (0)761 / 88147 - 77 SUPPORT +49 / (0)1805 - ADITION (Festnetzpreis 14 ct/min; Mobilfunkpreise maximal 42 ct/min) Eingetragen beim Amtsgericht Düsseldorf unter HRB 54076 Vorstände: Andreas Kleiser, Jörg Klekamp, Marcus Schlüter Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender: Joachim Schneidmadl UStIDNr.: DE 218 858 434

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Boost Locale – accessing ICU functions directly
by Caroline Beltran 10 Oct '14

10 Oct '14

I recently began using Boost Locale traversing and boundary analysis of Unicode strings. I’ve used some of the features available for case conversion, i.e.: to_upper(), which appears to wrap ICU’s toUpper() function. I didn’t find Boost Locale wrappers for other ICU functions such as u_isalpha() or u_isalnum(). How can I these ICU functions? Thank you!

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Are shared memory files distributable?
by Rajalakshmi Iyer 10 Oct '14

10 Oct '14

Hello, Is it possible to create a shared memory file using Boost Interprocess (with STL containers) and distribute it to several machines for reading and modifying independently? Thanks Raj -- @BlisMedia <http://twitter.com/BlisMedia> www.blismedia.com <http://blismedia.com> This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of BlisMedia Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales with registered number 06455773. Its registered office is 3rd Floor, 101 New Cavendish St, London, W1W 6XH, United Kingdom. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you have received this email in error.

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