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boost serialization of non-POD 16bit float : Half
by Nicholas Yue 17 Feb '23

17 Feb '23

Hi, I am trying to serialize out the value of OpenEXR's Half type values. I came across mention that custom types requires something like the following ``` namespace boost { namespace serialization { template<class Archive> void serialize(Archive & ar, half & h, const unsigned int version) { ar & boost::serialization::make_nvp("value", h); } } // namespace serialization } // namespace boost ``` The code compiles but when I run it, it segfaults. Is boost serializer a suitable for such use case ? Cheers -- Nicholas Yue https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasyue/

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Unable to compile when using BOOST_DETAIL_SPINLOCK_INIT
by radiatejava 09 Feb '23

09 Feb '23

I have an existing code for an application that uses BOOST_DETAIL_SPINLOCK_INIT from boost/smart_ptr/detail/spinlock.hpp. It is all fine when using with boost ver 1.53. I am trying to migrate to boost ver 1.66 and now this compilation fails. To isolate the issue, I have a sample program: #include <iostream> #include <boost/smart_ptr/detail/spinlock.hpp> class BoostTest { public: BoostTest(int v): val(v), bLock(BOOST_DETAIL_SPINLOCK_INIT) { std::cout << "constructor called" << std::endl; } int getValue() { std::cout << "getValue() called" << std::endl; return val; } private: int val; boost::detail::spinlock bLock; }; int main() { std::cout << "starting test" << std::endl; BoostTest bt(10); std::cout << "value now " << bt.getValue() << std::endl; } With ver 1.66, it now gives me the error. Why this error after upgrade to 1.66? How do I correct it? $ g++ -std=c++11 -I/data/hdd/code/mgmt/common/external/boost/ifc/dist/include -c boosttest.cc boosttest.cc: In constructor 'BoostTest::BoostTest(int)': boosttest.cc:6:63: error: use of deleted function 'boost::detail::spinlock::spinlock(boost::detail::spinlock&&)' BoostTest(int v): val(v), bLock(BOOST_DETAIL_SPINLOCK_INIT) { ^ In file included from /data/hdd/code/mgmt/common/external/boost/ifc/dist/include/boost/smart_ptr/detail/spinlock.hpp:47:0, from boosttest.cc:2: /data/hdd/code/mgmt/common/external/boost/ifc/dist/include/boost/smart_ptr/detail/spinlock_std_atomic.hpp:27:7: note: 'boost::detail::spinlock::spinlock(boost::detail::spinlock&&)' is implicitly deleted because the default definition would be ill-formed: class spinlock ^ /data/hdd/code/mgmt/common/external/boost/ifc/dist/include/boost/smart_ptr/detail/spinlock_std_atomic.hpp:27:7: error: use of deleted function 'std::atomic_flag::atomic_flag(const std::atomic_flag&)' In file included from /usr/include/c++/4.8/atomic:41:0, from /data/hdd/code/mgmt/common/external/boost/ifc/dist/include/boost/smart_ptr/detail/spinlock_std_atomic.hpp:19, from /data/hdd/code/mgmt/common/external/boost/ifc/dist/include/boost/smart_ptr/detail/spinlock.hpp:47, from boosttest.cc:2: /usr/include/c++/4.8/bits/atomic_base.h:275:5: error: declared here atomic_flag(const atomic_flag&) = delete; ^

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boost::process : write both stdout and stderr to the same stream ?
by Nicholas Yue 02 Feb '23

02 Feb '23

Hi, Is it possible to write both the stdout and stderr stream to the same output file/stream ? I am hoping to emulate ``` bp_stdout_stderr_app > output.txt 2>&1 ``` I tried doing something like that but get a runtime error Run output ``` terminate called after throwing an instance of 'boost::process::process_error' what(): dup3() failed: Bad file descriptor stdout : 000 stdout : 020 stdout : 040 Aborted (core dumped) ``` Source code ``` #include <boost/process.hpp> #include <iostream> using namespace boost::process; int main() { ipstream pipe_stream; child c("bp_stdout_stderr_app", std_out > pipe_stream, std_err > pipe_stream); std::string line; while (pipe_stream && std::getline(pipe_stream, line) && !line.empty()) std::cerr << line << std::endl; c.wait(); } ``` Cheers -- Nicholas Yue https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasyue/

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boost::log - tmp output log with decorated name ?
by Nicholas Yue 26 Jan '23

26 Jan '23

Hi, I plan to use boost::log for my C++ application logging needs. Does boost log have a convenient function for generating decorated filename in /tmp ? Something along the line of <app_name>_<timestamp>_<process_id>_<thread_id>.log This allows me to accumulate logs between runs to capture and compare. Cheers -- Nicholas Yue https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasyue/

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Fwd: [boost.interprocess] Are there pitfalls using managed_shared_memory?
by M L 10 Jan '23

10 Jan '23

Are there common pitfalls when using boost::interprocess::managed_shared_memory in order to share a variable in the following way (Cpp,Windows OS)? managed_shared_memory managed_shm(open_or_create, "my_shm", 1024); // Write int *i = managed_shm.construct<int>("Integer")(42); // Read std::pair<int*, std::size_t> p = managed_shm.find<int>("Integer"); - Is the shared memory deleted, when the application is stopped? - Do other programs or services can bear with this method without crashing? -is there a danger that shared memory could be accumulated with some kind of overflow? Question: what does one have to consider when using this method? Thanks for help.

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ASIO openSSL 3 support
by Ofer Lent 03 Jan '23

03 Jan '23

Hi, https://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_80_0.html, "Asio" section, states: "Fixed compatibility with OpenSSL 3.0.4 and later." However, API-s which were deprecated in openSSL 3 still exist in boost_1_80_0.tar.gz<https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/1.80.0/source/boost_1_80…> --> boost/asio/ssl/impl/context.ipp: · RSA_free · DH_free · d2i_RSAPrivateKey_bio · PEM_read_bio_RSAPrivateKey · SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey · SSL_CTX_use_RSAPrivateKey_file · PEM_read_bio_DHparams Is there a plan to update them? BTW - It is possible to build an application with these deprecated API-s by using CFLAGS += -Wno-deprecated-declarations, but in my understanding it is not acceptable for FIPS compliance. Thanks! ------------------------------------------- This message is confidential. If you believe you received this message in error, please inform the sender and delete this message and all attachments.

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receive handler priority
by Alexander Carôt 28 Dec '22

28 Dec '22

Hello all, I have a classical receive handling structure for an asynchronous UDP socket: void receiver::receive(){ mySocket->async_receive_from( boost::asio::buffer(input, maxInputLength), senderEndpoint, boost::bind(&receiver::handleReceiveFrom, this, boost::asio::placeholders::error, boost::asio::placeholders::bytes_transferred)); } void receiver::handleReceiveFrom(const boost::system::error_code &error, size_t bytes_recvd) { // SPECIFIC CODE HERE AND FINAK CALL OF RECEIVE FUNCTION this->receive(); } Besides this my app works with several realtime threads I have assigned maximum priority to via: pthread_t threadID = (pthread_t) sendThread.native_handle(); struct sched_param param; int policy = SCHED_FIFO; int max = sched_get_priority_max(policy); param.sched_priority = max; pthread_setschedparam(threadID, policy, &param); Now I wonder in how far these realtime threads can have an impact on the performance of my receiver process: So far I assumed that the receiver handle code is executed immediately when a packet arrives at the NIC but I am not sure if other realtime threads might possibly delay this process when scheduled first. In other words: If we think of the receiver handling process as a thread that is triggered by incoming packets does this thread also have realtime capabilities that can suffer from competing processes ? Thanks in advance for clarification, best Alex -- http://www.carot.de Email : Alexander(a)Carot.de Tel.: +49 (0)177 5719797

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Abwesenheitsnachricht: boost::detail::spinlock problem
by Sören Textor 21 Dec '22

21 Dec '22

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boost::detail::spinlock problem
by Cliff Diamond 21 Dec '22

21 Dec '22

Hi I'm using boost::detail::spinlock (boost-1.81) in code that compiles on both Visual Studio and gcc. I've hit a problem on the gcc build where the underlying spinlock member (v_) in spinlock_gcc_atomic.hpp isn't an atomic variable and isn't explicitly initialised (BOOST_DETAIL_SPINLOCK_INIT is defined, but there's no initializer and no constructor). v_ is declared as a non-atomic unsigned char and atomic operations use gcc intrinsics in that file. So v_ needs to be explicitly initialized to 0. When the lock method is called, it just spins as a result. This may be work-in-progress or am I misunderstanding? It seems such a glaring omission. The STL version of the spinlock uses std::atomic which does initialize v_ because it's wrapped up in the atomic template. Also there is a scoped_lock nested class within the boost spinlock. Why have an additional lock guard? Surely std::scoped_lock should be sufficient (or is it there just for testing - if so please comment it). I can overcome the problem (without modifying spinlock_gcc_atomic.hpp) by trying to acquire the lock when I create it and releasing it regardless. Is this a bug in that file? Thanks Cliff

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Boost IOStreams with CMake (CPMAddPackage) and Windows
by Richard Haney 17 Dec '22

17 Dec '22

Good afternoon, Hello everyone, I am new to this forum and new to *Boost* and *CMake* but eager to learn. So please forgive if this is a dumb question, but I am new to *Boost* and *CMake*. I have had success using *Boost.Iostreams* with Linux OS and CMake using *CPMPackageAdd* call for *boost_iostreams* library using compression and decompression with the following C++ code (the exact line of code that generates the error is shown below): #include <boost/iostreams/device/array.hpp> #include <boost/iostreams/device/back_inserter.hpp> #include <boost/iostreams/filtering_stream.hpp> #include <boost/iostreams/filter/zlib.hpp> #include <vector> #include <string> #include <iostream> #include <cstdlib> using namespace boost::iostreams; int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { // --------------------------------- // - COMPRESS DATA - // --------------------------------- std::vector<char> v; back_insert_device<std::vector<char>> snk{v}; filtering_ostream os; os.push(zlib_compressor{}); // This results in the Windows error zlib os.push(snk); os << "Boost" << std::flush; os.pop(); // --------------------------------- // - DECOMPRESS DATA - // --------------------------------- array_source src{v.data(), v.size()}; filtering_istream is; is.push(zlib_decompressor{}); is.push(src); std::string s; is >> s; std::cout << s << '\n'; return EXIT_SUCCESS; } However, when I try to use the same code on a Windows machine with MSVC compiler it generates errors explaining that* boost::iostreams::zlib is undefined *during linking. I am using *CMakeLists.txt* and would like to know if I can use *CMake* to properly build/compile for both Windows OS and Linux such that I can use the boost iostreams library with maybe an option in the *CPMAddPackage* call (maybe?). Is this possible? Can anyone point me in the correct direction with some simple example(s) if possible or links to existing solutions/hints to this same issue? I appreciate any assistance with this. Thank you for your time.

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