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[interprocess] Determine size of managed_shared_memory
by Kai Benndorf 12 Oct '19

12 Oct '19

Hi all, I want to create a managed_shared_memory in exactly the size I needed. Therefore I do something like this: size = sizeof( common_managed_shared_memory ); size += sizeof( MyClassInSharedMem ); managed_shared_memory segment(create_only, "name", size ); MyClassInSharedMem allocates itself some memory by segment->allocate(). I added this also to the size, but get a boost::interprocess::bad_alloc exception on allocating this additional memory. Are there some magic bytes I forgot to add? Many thanks in advance Kai

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boost::filtered_graph filtering on vertex color... if I only had a colormap
by Brian Davis 19 Jul '19

19 Jul '19

Lets say I have a graph g (of type graph_t) and a color map (boy I wish I had a colormap): typedef boost::property_map<graph_t, boost::vertex_color_t>::type color_map_t; or is it? auto indexmap = boost::get(boost::vertex_index, g); auto colors = boost::make_vector_property_map<boost::default_color_type>(indexmap); or maybe? auto indexmap = boost::get(boost::vertex_index, g); auto colors = boost::make_vector_property_map<boost::vertex_color_t>(indexmap); or possibly some goop found on the internet? boost::make_iterator_property_map(color_map.begin(), boost::get(boost::vertex_index, data_->g), color_map[0]) or other internet goop? typedef boost::property_map<GraphType, boost::vertex_color_t>::type color_map_t; color_map_t colorMap; boost::color_map(colorMap)) or other internet goop?? std::vector<int> colorMap(num_vertices(g), boost::white_color); so confused... (certainly not surprised why bgl is not a part of stl) Can someone help explain the various types and ways of specifying colormaps and the logic for each way and means? and a function (if I could get that far without VS syntax highlighter going bonkers and gobs of compiler errors.. you know the type): make_pretty(g, colormap ) which colors the graph colormap and a filter struct for boost::filtered_graph<Graph, EdgePredicate, VertexPredicate> (where I wonder why if I only want to filter vertices I have to set boost::keep_all for EdgePredicate... sigh... I know the answer... and also know how long it found me to find/figure out boost::keep_all - and if you are looking for boost::keep_all and found it here... your welcome ;-) ) and modifying (probably incorrectly) boost::filtered_graph example to: template <typename ColorMap> struct vertex_color_filter_eq { vertex_color_filter_eq() { } vertex_color_filter_eq(ColorMap colormap/*, boost::default_color_type c*/) : m_colormap(colormap)/*, m_c(c)*/ { } template <typename Vertex> bool operator()(const Vertex& v) const { return 0 < get(m_colormap, v); //return c < get(m_colormap, v); } ColorMap m_colormap; //boost::default_color_type m_c; }; auto indexmap = boost::get(boost::vertex_index, g); auto colors = boost::make_vector_property_map<boost::default_color_type>(indexmap); // some where here I would call make_pretty(g, colors) typedef property_map<graph_t, boost::vertex_color_t>::type ColorMap_t; vertex_color_filter<ColorMap_t> filter(colors); // boost::filtered_graph<graph_t, boost::keep_all, VertexPredicate> boost::filtered_graph<graph_t, boost::keep_all, vertex_color_filter> fg(g, filter); // Later say if I could get it compile and better if it compiled and worked I could move on and auto color = boost::red_color; typedef property_map<graph_t, boost::vertex_color_t>::type ColorMap_t; vertex_color_filter<ColorMap_t> filter(colors, color); boost::filtered_graph<graph_t, boost::keep_all, vertex_color_filter> fg(g, filter); Maybe if I color them yellow, I can then reach the wizard pull back the curtain and ask how to create a color map... If I only had a color map.

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Boost.Test BOOST_TEST/BOOST_REQUIRE_MESSAGE message arg problems
by Olaf Peter 27 Aug '18

27 Aug '18

Hello Boost Users, for my project I'm testing using BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE and data driven test sets (BOOST_DATA_TEST_CASE). The goal is to check the proper working of a parser by checking success as such and compare the result with a "expected" data (string) vector. In case of parse error, I want to write the captured cout/cerr by boost.test into a file. In case of compare error the parsed result also shall be written to a file. The fragments show the concept/current state: namespace x3_test { // aka utils .... /* [Detect if boost test case failed]( * https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18466857/detect-if-boost-test-case-fail…) */ bool current_test_passing() { using namespace boost::unit_test; auto const id = framework::current_test_case().p_id; auto const test_results = results_collector.results(id); return test_results.passed(); } std::string report_diagnostic(fs::path const& test_case_name, std::string const& input, std::string const& result) { ... if(!x3_test::current_test_passing()) { // only write in case of failed test test_case_result_writer result_writer(test_case_name); result_writer.write(result); } return ss.str(); } } // x3_test ... BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(.... BOOST_DATA_TEST_CASE( declaration, dataset.input() ^ dataset.expect() ^ dataset.test_case_name(), code, expect_AST, test_case_name) { using attribute_type = ast::declaration; auto const parser = parser::declaration; x3_test::testing_parser<attribute_type> parse; auto [parse_ok, parsed_AST] = parse(code, parser); BOOST_TEST(parse_ok); BOOST_REQUIRE_MESSAGE(parse_ok, x3_test::report_diagnostic(test_case_name, code, parsed_AST) ); BOOST_TEST(parsed_AST == expect_AST, btt::per_element()); BOOST_REQUIRE_MESSAGE(x3_test::current_test_passing(), x3_test::report_diagnostic(test_case_name, code, parsed_AST) ); } BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() After some testing, the error count is twice the real (obviously here) but it's all above a work arround. It seems, that BOOST_REQUIRE_MESSAGE evaluates always the message predicate (shown by using --log_level=all) nevertheless the test case successed or failed. If failed it is streamed to the console. My first thoughs where that the message is called only in case of test failure which isn't true. The problem is now, that my report_diagnostic function write the test output (parsed_AST) to a special dir/file for later evaluating etc. The intuitive way would be: std::string report_diagnostic(fs::path const& test_case_name, std::string const& input, std::string const& result) { ... test_case_result_writer result_writer(test_case_name); result_writer.write(result); return ss.str(); } BOOST_REQUIRE_MESSAGE(parse_ok, // call diagnostic only in failure case and write then x3_test::report_diagnostic(test_case_name, code, parsed_AST) ); BOOST_REQUIRE_MESSAGE((parsed_AST == expect_AST, btt::per_element()), // call diagnostic only in failure case and write then x3_test::report_diagnostic(test_case_name, code, parsed_AST) ); Hence not depending on current_test_passing() any more. How to get this? Further, how can I get the captured std::cerr in case of '!parse_ok' inside report_diagnostic? Thanks, Olaf

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setup_error: test unit with name 'free_test_function' registered multiple times
by dinesh kumar 12 Jul '18

12 Jul '18

Hi Team, Greetings for the day. I apologies if this is a duplicate case which is already reported, but I am unable to find a suitable answer for this. I have installed boost(1.67.0.1) via brew, and created a simple unit test case as below. #define BOOST_TEST_DYN_LINK #define BOOST_TEST_MODULE super #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp> using namespace boost::unit_test; std::string uri; std::string versionNum; BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( free_test_function ) { BOOST_CHECK(true /* test assertion */); } *Compiled this code as below.* g++ obj/main.o -L /Library/PostgreSQL/9.6/lib -L /usr/local/lib -L /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/ -o test_integration -lpq -lcpprest -lboost_regex-mt -lboost_system-mt -lboost_thread-mt -lssl -lcrypto -lboost_chrono-mt -lboost_log-mt -lboost_locale-mt -lboost_date_time-mt -lboost_program_options-mt -lboost_stacktrace_noop-mt -lboost_filesystem-mt -lboost_unit_test_framework-mt test integration installation is completed. *Got the error, while I execute the binary.* ./test_integration libc++abi.dylib: terminating with uncaught exception of type boost::unit_test::framework::setup_error: test unit with name 'free_test_function' registered multiple times [1] 59619 abort ./test_integration *I have tried to debug the binary, which execution is successful.* lldb -- ./pgBucket_integration (lldb) target create "./pgBucket_integration" Current executable set to './pgBucket_integration' (x86_64). (lldb) r Process 60066 launched: './pgBucket_integration' (x86_64) Running 1 test case... *** No errors detected Process 60066 exited with status = 0 (0x00000000) I would like to request you to guide me on what/where I am missing. *Below are my g++ version details.* $ g++ --version Configured with: --prefix=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.2.1 Apple LLVM version 8.1.0 (clang-802.0.42) Target: x86_64-apple-darwin16.4.0 Thread model: posix InstalledDir: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin -- Regards, Dinesh manojadinesh.blogspot.com

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building on OS X with custom gcc version
by Damien Hocking 12 Jul '18

12 Jul '18

All, I’m trying to get 1.65.1 compiled on OSX 10.13.5. I have gcc 8.1 installed and I’ve added it to user-config.jam in the home directory. When I run "bootstrap.sh —with-toolset=gcc" it uses the Darwin gcc toolset, if I try —with-toolset=gcc-8.1 I get an unknown toolset error. If I use the Darwin-based gcc version of b2 and try and build with gcc 8.1 I get this series of errors: error: No best alternative for libs/context/build/asm_sources. and also linker errors from an unknown option -h on ld. I’m assuming this is because b2 built with Darwin gcc doesn’t have the right options for gcc 8. Is there a way to force b2 to be built based on gcc 8 so it gets the assembly and linker options right? Damien

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Boost::MSM do_actions while in state
by IgnacioVizzo 10 Jul '18

10 Jul '18

Is there any way to do this? Using boost::msm? I know for fact that you can implement transition actions using the library, I've searched a lot around the internet and I didn't find my answer. So basically let's say I want to do this: <http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/file/t371323/boost_msm_1.png> boost_msm_1.png <http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/file/t371323/boost_msm_1.png> diagram1.cpp <http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/file/t371323/diagram1.cpp> #include <boost/msm/back/state_machine.hpp> #include <boost/msm/front/euml/euml.hpp> #include <iostream> using namespace boost::msm::front::euml; namespace msm = boost::msm; namespace fsm { BOOST_MSM_EUML_EVENT(trigger); BOOST_MSM_EUML_ACTION(transition_action) { template <class FSM, class EVT, class SourceState, class TargetState> void operator()(EVT const &, FSM &fsm, SourceState &, TargetState &) { std::cout << "-v- transition_action -v-" << std::endl; return; } }; BOOST_MSM_EUML_ACTION(guard) { template <class FSM,class EVT,class SourceState,class TargetState> bool operator()(EVT const& evt,FSM&,SourceState& ,TargetState&) { std::cout << "[guard]" << std::endl; return true; } }; BOOST_MSM_EUML_ACTION(entry_action) { template <class Event, class FSM, class STATE> void operator()(Event const &, FSM &, STATE &) { std::cout << "==>entry_action" << std::endl; return; } }; BOOST_MSM_EUML_ACTION(exit_action) { template <class Event, class FSM, class STATE> void operator()(Event const &, FSM &, STATE &) { std::cout << "<==exit_action" << std::endl; return; } }; BOOST_MSM_EUML_STATE((entry_action,exit_action), State1); // BOOST_MSM_EUML_STATE((entry_action,exit_action), State2); // define the transition table BOOST_MSM_EUML_TRANSITION_TABLE(( State1 == State1 + trigger[guard] / transition_action // State1 == State2 + trigger[guard] / transition_action ), transition_table) // BOOST_MSM_EUML_DECLARE_STATE_MACHINE((transition_table, State1), fsm) // create a state machine "on the fly" BOOST_MSM_EUML_DECLARE_STATE_MACHINE((transition_table, init_ << State1, no_action, no_action, attributes_ << no_attributes_, configure_ << no_configure_, no_action ), my_fsm) typedef msm::back::state_machine<my_fsm> fsm_t; } //namespace fsm int main(int argc, char const *argv[]) { fsm::fsm_t example_fsm; example_fsm.start(); example_fsm.process_event(fsm::trigger); example_fsm.process_event(fsm::trigger); return 0; } // OUTPUT // ==>entry_action // [guard] // <==exit_action // -v- transition_action -v- // ==>entry_action // [guard] // <==exit_action // -v- transition_action -v- // ==>entry_action But I want the machine to DO an action ONCE the Entry_action has completed and BEFORE the states exits. This is sort of a token or mark, like it's used in petri nets and GRAFCETS, basically. I want to add this boost_msm_2.png <http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/file/t371323/boost_msm_2.png> <http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/file/t371323/boost_msm_2.png> And the output for should be something like / OUTPUT // ==>entry_action // -DO ACTION- // [guard] // <==exit_action // -v- transition_action -v- // ==>entry_action // -DO ACTION- // [guard] // <==exit_action // -v- transition_action -v- // ==>entry_action Thanks! -- Sent from: http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/Boost-Users-f2553780.html

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Simple XML parser - error handling - line number
by AndrzejB 29 Jun '18

29 Jun '18

I see tutorial sample: https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_67_0/libs/spirit/example/qi/mini_xml3.cpp <https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_67_0/libs/spirit/example/qi/mini_xml3.cpp> on_error<fail> ( xml , std::cout << val("Error! Expecting ") << _4 // what failed? << val(" here: \"") << construct<std::string>(_3, _2) // iterators to error-pos, end << val("\"") << std::endl ); How print line number, or how print _2 and _3 . If I write _2 instead _4, is compiler error. -- Sent from: http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/Boost-Users-f2553780.html

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[release] 1.68.0 closed for major changes
by Marshall Clow 28 Jun '18

28 Jun '18

The master branch is now closed for new libraries and breaking changes, and will be closing for the beta in one week. Also, if you're ready, you can also add your libraries' changes to the release notes at: <https://github.com/boostorg/website/blob/master/feed/ history/boost_1_68_0.qbk> After editing the release notes, you should get a form to create a pull request, remember to submit it, otherwise I won't see your change. Thanks, -- The Boost Release Team

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Is it safe to download boost_1_67_0-msvc-14.1-64.exe?
by Trung Tran 28 Jun '18

28 Jun '18

From https://dl.bintray.com/boostorg/release/1.67.0/binaries/boost_1_67_0-msvc-1… I got windows defender warning on Trojan:Win32/Vigorf.A Total virus report the same on the same file. https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/402d07022fe9671e401efc4e90a1ff25e1bc9e1c2…

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[numeric/interval.hpp] compilation on clang++ vs g++
by M B 27 Jun '18

27 Jun '18

This may be a somewhat newbie question.This is cross-posted on stack exchange before I found this list. (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51062374/different-behavior-with-enable…) I'm having trouble compiling the following piece of boost-based code: ***** #include <boost/numeric/interval.hpp> #include <complex> int main(){ std::complex<boost::numeric::interval<double> > my_interval(1,1); my_interval *= my_interval; return 0;} ***** When I compile using g++ (MacPorts gcc5 5.5.0_1), I get no compilation errors (g++ -std=c++14 main.cpp). When I compile using clang++ (Apple LLVM version 8.1.0 (clang-802.0.38)), I get compilation errors (clang++ -std=c++14 main.cpp). Summarizing the error, it appears that an enable_if in cmath (line 424: std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<_A1>::value, bool>::type) is preventing isnan from being defined for boost::numeric::interval<double> (at least in clang++). Am I doing something wrong or is there a work around? I realize that this might be more of a std::complex question than a boost question, but since it involves boost, I thought that I'd ask here. Thank you. The full and complete error is below. ***** Full and Complete Error: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/../include/c++/v1/complex:599:9: error: no matching function for call to 'isnan' if (isnan(__x) && isnan(__y)) ^~~~~/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/../include/c++/v1/complex:312:27: note: in instantiation of function template specialization 'std::__1::operator*<boost::numeric::interval<double, boost::numeric::interval_lib::policies<boost::numeric::interval_lib::rounded_math<double>, boost::numeric::interval_lib::checking_strict<double> > > >' requested here *this = *this * complex(__c.real(), __c.imag()); ^main.cpp:6:15: note: in instantiation of function template specialization 'std::__1::complex<boost::numeric::interval<double, boost::numeric::interval_lib::policies<boost::numeric::interval_lib::rounded_math<double>, boost::numeric::interval_lib::checking_strict<double> > > >::operator*=<boost::numeric::interval<double, boost::numeric::interval_lib::policies<boost::numeric::interval_lib::rounded_math<double>, boost::numeric::interval_lib::checking_strict<double> > > >' requested here my_interval *= my_interval; ^/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin/../include/c++/v1/cmath:424:25: note: candidate template ignored: disabled by 'enable_if' [with _A1 = boost::numeric::interval<double, boost::numeric::interval_lib::policies<boost::numeric::interval_lib::rounded_math<double>, boost::numeric::interval_lib::checking_strict<double> > >]typename std::enable_if<std::is_arithmetic<_A1>::value, bool>::type

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[Test] Test executable crashes always
by Nate Widmyer 26 Jun '18

26 Jun '18

Hello, I've made some unit tests with boost test before without issue, but on my latest rather ordinary test, I've been able to get Boost test to crash the executable in debug and release mode when boost test is making a report before terminating. test_exe.exe!boost::unit_test::framework::get(unsigned long id, boost::unit_test::test_unit_type t) Line 1388 C++ test_exe.exe!boost::unit_test::framework::get<boost::unit_test::test_unit>(unsigned long id) Line 208 C++ test_exe.exe!boost::unit_test::results_reporter::make_report(boost::unit_test::report_level l, unsigned long id) Line 175 C++ test_exe.exe!boost::unit_test::unit_test_main(boost::unit_test::test_suite *(*)(int, char * *) init_func, int argc, char * * argv) Line 235 C++ test_exe.exe!main(int argc, char * * argv) Line 287 C++ That's the default report_level of 'confirm' If I use report_level=short or detailed, I get a similar crash: test_exe.exe!boost::unit_test::framework::get(unsigned long id, boost::unit_test::test_unit_type t) Line 1388 C++ test_exe.exe!boost::unit_test::framework::get<boost::unit_test::test_suite>(unsigned long id) Line 207 C++ test_exe.exe!boost::unit_test::traverse_test_tree(unsigned long id, boost::unit_test::test_tree_visitor & V, bool ignore_status) Line 365 C++ test_exe.exe!boost::unit_test::results_reporter::make_report(boost::unit_test::report_level l, unsigned long id) Line 185 C++ test_exe.exe!boost::unit_test::unit_test_main(boost::unit_test::test_suite *(*)(int, char * *) init_func, int argc, char * * argv) Line 235 C++ test_exe.exe!main(int argc, char * * argv) Line 287 C++ Here's the get() method: test_unit& get( test_unit_id id, test_unit_type t ) { test_unit* res = impl::s_frk_state().m_test_units[id]; BOOST_TEST_I_ASSRT( (res->p_type & t) != 0, internal_error( "Invalid test unit type" ) ); return *res; } Crash occurs on line 2 of the function. I logged 'res' each time the function is called and many times its valid, but when it runs this one test (by itself or with others), 'res' always ends up being NULL. id seems to always be '1', and t is TUT_ANY (17) if generating a confirmation report or TUT_SUITE (16) if generating a short or detailed report. If I use the option '--report_level=no', then execution does complete fine. I followed through on some process of elimination and it seems to be related to using a fixture? Having no test body still causes the crash. It wasn't until I removed the fixture (and its usage in the body of the test) did the executable not crash. I ensured that I was using the standard fixture model found here: http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_64_0/libs/test/doc/html/boost_test/tests_or… OS is Win 7 w/ VS2015 boost is 1.64.0 and was built with: b2 toolset=msvc-14.0 link=static runtime-link=static variant=debug address-model=64 --without-atomic --without-container --without-context --without-coroutine --without-coroutine2 --without-graph --without-graph_parallel --without-iostreams --without-locale --without-math --without-mpi --without-serialization --without-signals --without-type_erasure --without-wave -j4 --abbreviate-paths --without-python -d2 Any help would of something to look at or change would be appreciated. Thanks for your time, Nathan

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query regarding parallel algorithms and error message
by ian D Chivers 26 Jun '18

26 Jun '18

I have installed boost to work with Windows Microsoft Visual C++ Cygwin g++ Linux openSuSe I can compile and run test programs On all three versions. However I get the following error messages when trying To call one of the routines in https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_67_0/libs/sort/doc/html/sort/parallel.html Here is the cygwin message $ g++ ch3604.cxx ch3604.cxx: In function 'int main()': ch3604.cxx:155:3: error: 'parallel_stable_sort' was not declared in this scope parallel_stable_sort( x.begin() , x.end() ); Here is the Microsoft message C:\document\cpp\examples>cl /EHsc /I "C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_67_0" -O2 /F 1000000000 ch3604.cxx Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 19.13.26129 for x64 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. ch3604.cxx I get a similar message on openSuSe linux. Here is the top part of the source file ##### #include <iostream> #include <algorithm> #include <array> #include <chrono> #include <random> #include <string> #include <boost/sort/sort.hpp> using namespace std; ##### Here is a section of the main program ##### parallel_stable_sort( x.begin() , x.end() ); heading = "Boost sort "; t = timer_01.elapsed(); print_time(heading, t); cout << x[0] << " " << x[nr-1] << endl; ##### I get similar messages when trying to use any of the serial Or parallel routines. The documentation says that I only need to include #include <boost/sort/sort.hpp> To make things available. Any thoughts? Ian Chivers

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[asio] Second connection fails
by Florian Lindner 21 Jun '18

21 Jun '18

Hello, I am using boost.asio to connect a self written host. The function below is called with acceptorRanks = {0, 1}. The first connection went well, but the second one fails (to 1). It is always the second with, e.g. when called with {1, 0}, connecting to 0 fails. I took the code out of context, changed some lines for clarity, I hope you can help me! The sockets seems to connect, i.e. there is no error, but the asio::write fails with "Bad file descriptor" Wireshark only shows traffic for the first connections, nothing at all the second (when filtered by port name). The connection is always on localhost. The host to wich I connect always takes on connection per process, that is way I think the problem is with the requester. I would be really thankful for any help what the problem could be. Best Thanks! Florian Same code: https://gist.github.com/floli/d418405ca50d722f1abf8bf5971466e2 void requestConnection(std::string const &nameAcceptor, std::string const &nameRequester, std::set<int> const &acceptorRanks, int requesterRank) { boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver resolver(*_ioService); for (auto const & acceptorRank : acceptorRanks) { try { address = readAddress(nameAcceptor, nameRequester, acceptorRank); DEBUG("Requesting connection to " << address); std::string ipAddress = address.substr(0, address.find(":")); std::string portNumber = address.substr(ipAddress.length()+1, address.length() - ipAddress.length()-1); _portNumber = static_cast<unsigned short>(std::stoi(portNumber)); PtrSocket socket(new Socket(*_ioService)); // shared_ptr to socket using asio::ip::tcp; tcp::resolver::query query(tcp::v4(), ipAddress, portNumber); while (not isConnected()) { tcp::resolver::iterator endpoint_iterator = resolver.resolve(query); boost::system::error_code error = asio::error::host_not_found; boost::asio::connect(*socket, endpoint_iterator, error); _isConnected = not error; if (not isConnected()) { // Wait a little, since after a couple of ten-thousand trials the system // seems to get confused and the requester connects wrongly to itself. boost::asio::deadline_timer timer(*_ioService, boost::posix_time::milliseconds(1)); timer.wait(); } } DEBUG("Requested connection to " << address << ", rank = " << acceptorRank); _sockets[acceptorRank] = socket; WARN("CHECKPOINT 1 FOR RANK " << acceptorRank); asio::write(*_sockets.at(acceptorRank), asio::buffer(&requesterRank, sizeof(int))); WARN("CHECKPOINT 2 FOR RANK " << acceptorRank); // reached only for acceptorRank=0 } catch (std::exception &e) { ERROR("Requesting connection to " << address << " failed: " << e.what()); } } // NOTE: // Keep IO service running so that it fires asynchronous handlers from another thread. _work = PtrWork(new asio::io_service::work(*_ioService)); _thread = std::thread([this]() { _ioService->run(); }); }

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Passing io_service to socket in implementation file after initialization in header file
by Álvaro Cebrián Juan 19 Jun '18

19 Jun '18

If I initialize an io_service object and a socket object in my header file, how do I pass io_service to the socket as a parameter in my implementation file? Take this header file as an example: // foo.h > > #include <boost/asio.hpp> > > class foo > { > public: > > foo(); // Constructor. > > private: > > boost::asio::io_service ios; > > boost::asio::ip::udp::socket sock; > }; > And the corresponding implementation file: // foo.cc > > #include "foo.h" > > foo::foo() > { > sock(ios); // <-- This throws a compiler error. > } > Why doing *sock(ios);* doesn't work? What is the proper way to do it? Thank you. Álvaro

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operator<< for std::vector< boost::variant< type_a, type_b >>
by Maarten Verhage 18 Jun '18

18 Jun '18

Dear boost-savvy people, I fail to understand how I need to write a working ostream overload for a type I have. I've read the boost::variant documentation. As well as stackoverflow question: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46343138/using-stdvectorboostvariant-wi… Still I fail to understand how to make it work for the type I have. In the code you can see parameter_t is an element in the employee_t. I need to keep this data structure this way. Attached is my single 30 line problem code. I do compile with gcc 5.1.0 with C++14 support. It doesn't compile. The important part of the compiler output might be: C:\dev\boost_1_67_0/boost/variant/detail/variant_io.hpp:64:14: error: no match for 'operator<<' (operand types are 'std::basic_ostream<char>' and 'const std::vector<boost::variant<int, double> >') out_ << operand; My overload is obviously wrong. I would be very happy if someone can show me how to make it work. Best regards, Maarten Verhage

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Why do socket::receive() and socket::async_receive() have different return types?
by Álvaro Cebrián Juan 14 Jun '18

14 Jun '18

>From the documentation I can see that socket::receive() <https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_58_0/doc/html/boost_asio/reference/basic_d…> returns a variable of type "std::size_t", while the asynchronous version socket::async_receive() <https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_58_0/doc/html/boost_asio/reference/basic_d…> returns "void". This is also true for socket::send() <https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_58_0/doc/html/boost_asio/reference/basic_d…> and socket::async_send() <https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_58_0/doc/html/boost_asio/reference/basic_d…> . I was expecting that they would have the same return types, so there might be a good reason behind. I would be grateful if someone can shed some light on this. Thank you. Álvaro

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[boost] [release] 1.68.0 deadline for new libraries approaching
by Marshall Clow 12 Jun '18

12 Jun '18

One week from tomorrow master will closed for new libraries. Upcoming dates: * 20-Jun: Boost 1.68.0 closed for new libraries and breaking changes * 27-Jun: Boost 1.68.0 closed for major code changes * 4-Jul: Boost 1.68.0 closed for beta * 11-Jul: Boost 1.68.0 beta 1 * 1-Aug: Boost 1.68.0 closed for release * 4-Aug: Boost 1.68.0 release -- The Boost Release Team

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Serialization over UDP
by Álvaro Cebrián Juan 11 Jun '18

11 Jun '18

Hello everyone, I have no prior experience with Boost. I need to serialize an object and send it over UDP to a remote machine. I already have a completely functional serialization mechanism over TCP and I would like to convert it to UDP. The member function that I use to serialize the objects over TCP looks like this: /// Asynchronously write a data structure to the socket. > template <typename T, typename Handler> > void async_write(const T& t, Handler handler) > { > // Serialize the data first so we know how large it is. > std::ostringstream archive_stream; > boost::archive::text_oarchive archive(archive_stream); > archive << t; > outbound_data_ = archive_stream.str(); > > // Format the header. > std::ostringstream header_stream; > header_stream << std::setw(header_length) > << std::hex << outbound_data_.size(); > if (!header_stream || header_stream.str().size() != header_length) > { > // Something went wrong, inform the caller. > boost::system::error_code > error(boost::asio::error::invalid_argument); > socket_.get_io_service().post(boost::bind(handler, error)); > return; > } > outbound_header_ = header_stream.str(); > > // Write the serialized data to the socket. We use "gather-write" to > send > // both the header and the data in a single write operation. > std::vector<boost::asio::const_buffer> buffers; > buffers.push_back(boost::asio::buffer(outbound_header_)); > buffers.push_back(boost::asio::buffer(outbound_data_)); > boost::asio::async_write(socket_, buffers, handler); > } > As you can see in the code, it makes use of streams to write the serialized data asynchronously to the remote machine. This is fine for TCP, since this protocol is stream-oriented. However, as far as I know, this does not work for UDP because it is message-oriented and therefore it does not support streams. Thus, I would be very grateful if someone could shed some light on which tools does Boost provide that would make serialization feasible over UDP. Thank you. Best Regards, Álvaro

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Bug when using boost::optional with boost::program_options?
by Jim Porter 06 Jun '18

06 Jun '18

Before I spend too long tracking this down (I'm only seeing it in an Appveyor Windows build, since I do most of my work on Linux), I wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this issue. I'm trying to use boost::program_options to parse a command line arg and store it into a boost::optional, however I get a surprising compilation error[1]. This appears to have been introduced sometime between Boost 1.60 and 1.62 (Appveyor doesn't have Boost 1.61). I see that there were some significant changes to boost::optional between those revisions, so maybe that's the cause? The following test case *might* reproduce the issue, but sadly, rextester only has Boost 1.60, so it works there[2]. If it fails for someone with Boost 1.62+, then great! (Well, not "great", but you know what I mean.) Interestingly, it's not until Boost 1.65[3] that boost::program_options claims to support storing values into boost::optional; it's worked for me since long before that, possibly because I `#include <boost/optional/optional_io.hpp>`. If this isn't enough for others to help confirm this issue, that's ok; I'll try to get a Windows dev environment set up to provide more details in the coming week. I just wanted to send this out before I forgot about it... If it matters, the Appveyor build I'm seeing this with uses Visual Studio 2015 Update 3. Thanks, - Jim [1] https://hastebin.com/awutivawew.txt [2] http://rextester.com/QGBH48883 [3] https://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_65_0.html

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Can't build Boost sgd libraries using VC
by Ed Bronkowski 05 Jun '18

05 Jun '18

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boost::process::win32_launch(...) with unicode working directory - Urgent
by Chandrasekhar B 04 Jun '18

04 Jun '18

Dear Users, I have trouble using the following boost api. I am developing application for Non English OS. The working directory is non-english for this case. If I set the working directory to Japanese or any other non-english language, the process does not start. I have few files that need to be read from the working directory. however, if I launch the process from the cmd line (whose path is again some Unicode text) the process launches fine. boost::process:win32_launch(const Executable &exe, const Arguments &args, const Win32_Context &ctx) is there any way to support unicode path for working directory within boost? Regards Chandrasekhar

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How to build shared boost with clang-win?
by JR Cary 03 Jun '18

03 Jun '18

Windows 7 VSS2017 (1911) LLVM-6.0.0-win64 ./bootstrap.bat (works) ./b2 -d+2 -q toolset=clang-win runtime-link=shared link=shared cxxflags='/std:c++14 /EHsc /MD' address-model=64 threading=multi variant=release -s NO_COMPRESSION=1 --layout=system --abbreviate-paths -j1 --without-python --without-mpi --without-log --without-math stage fails at clang-linux.link.dll bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\clng-lnx-win\rls\thrd-mlt\boost_atomic.dll "clang++" -o "bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\clng-lnx-win\rls\thrd-mlt\boost_atomic.dll" -Wl,-soname -Wl,boost_atomic.dll -shared -Wl,--start-group "bin.v2\libs\atomic\build\clng-lnx-win\rls\thrd-mlt\lockpool.obj" -Wl,-Bstatic -Wl,-Bdynamic -Wl,--end-group -m64 -pthread It looks like clang-win is trying to use clang++ to link? Should it no use clang-cl? Thanks....John Cary

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