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Memory pool
by Shriram V 29 Jun '05

29 Jun '05

Hi, I am working on a project, where the requirement is to share memory between processes. I have been reading at the boost::pool documentation. But unfortunately I suspect that I can't use it very easily. Basically, what I want to do is pre-allocate a large fixed size memory segment using mmap, and hand that memory over to pool. The pool should allocate memory from this segment. However I can't find such an interface for pool. I know that you can write a UserAllocator, but, I can not write one for shared memory. Dynamic nature of UserAllocator would mean maintaining free block myself, which is precisely what I wanted to avoid at the first place. Is it possible to use the pool interface to achieve this? If yes how? If not, can you suggest an alternate package or something? Or, Am I missing something? Please help. Regards, -Shriram ======================================================================================================== This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this email or any action taken in reliance on this e-mail is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Warning: Although Persistent Systems Pvt. Ltd. has taken reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email; the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage arising from the use of this email or attachments. ========================================================================================================

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Dangling edges in BOOST graph library
by Abhijit Deshmukh 29 Jun '05

29 Jun '05

Hi, I am developing an application for which I need to define edges that have only one of the node defined. The second node is not defined. Does BOOST allow to do this? I know this is not the definition of a graph and is considered illegal in defining a graph. I want to know whether this functionality is available in BOOST graph library. Thanks and Regards, Abhijit Deshmukh

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Boost.Filesystem -- bug or user error?
by Chris 'Xenon' Hanson 29 Jun '05

29 Jun '05

I'm using Boost.Filesystem (along with Boost.Regex, and an unofficial glob library by Angus Leeming) to do globbing and batch file processing in a utility of mine. Environment is boost_1_32_0, Windows XP, MSVC++7.1. The Glob/Regex stuff seems fine -- I fill a vector<string> container with the results and then pass it off to another piece of code to actually do the work. Part of the work involves printing the filename (without path, but with extension). Here's a snippet: int ProcessFile(ofstream &Out, const char *FullPathName) { int Success = 0; fs::path OutFilePath(FullPathName, fs::native); std::string JustName, NameNoExt; JustName = fs::basename(OutFilePath.leaf()) + fs::extension(OutFilePath.leaf()); NameNoExt = fs::basename(OutFilePath.leaf()); PrintItem(Out, FullPathName, JustName.c_str(), NameNoExt.c_str()); return(Success); } // ProcessFile Ignore that it's poor code quality -- this is just a quick & dirty hack program. Everything works great until this code is fed a FullPathName of: eggs+butter01d-thumbs.jpg (In this example, I'm running with relative paths, so there is no "path" part to discard. Makes troubleshooting even simpler.) It throws an exception of boost::filesystem::path invalid name eggs+butter01d-thumbs.jpg in path eggs+butter01d-thumbs.jpg on line 341 of path_posix_windows.cpp It appears to displike the + character. Maybe it's pilot error, but + is apparently a valid symbol in the Win32/NTFS filesystem, and Windows permits it, generally. If it were a weird platform-specific symbol, I would have thought that creating the fs::path with fs::path OutFilePath(FullPathName, fs::native); would have translated it into somethign boost-friendly. Anyone care to tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks in advance for any advice. -- Chris 'Xenon' Hanson | Xenon @ 3D Nature | http://www.3DNature.com/ "I set the wheels in motion, turn up all the machines, activate the programs, and run behind the scenes. I set the clouds in motion, turn up light and sound, activate the window, and watch the world go 'round." -Prime Mover, Rush.

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Re: [Boost-users] Spirit - a Reversed Polish Notation calculator
by Marcin Tustin 28 Jun '05

28 Jun '05

> -----Original Message----- > From: Thore Karlsen [mailto:sid@6581.com] > Sent: 28 June 2005 14:48 > To: boost-users(a)lists.boost.org > Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Spirit - a Reversed Polish > Notation calculator > Do you have any suggestions for books or tutorials that show > how to make proper LL grammars? Solving ambiguities, > eliminating left recursion, etc. I learned all of this in > college, but I've forgotten most of the finer points since I > never had a practical need for a parser before now. In my youth I found "Compilers" by Alfred V. Aho, Ravi Sethi, Jeffrey D. Ullman useful (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0201100886/qid=1119968544 /sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-1607349-4401717?v=glance&s=books&n=507846). Andrew Appel has a book on the subject which I dislike, "Modern Compiler Implementation in C".

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Spirit - a Reversed Polish Notation calculator
by Misza 28 Jun '05

28 Jun '05

I've recently switched from YACC to Spirit and I've been trying to rewrite some examples from YACC manual, starting with a RPN calculator. Based on http://www.boost.org/libs/spirit/doc/grammar.html I made something like this: /* #includes and usings */ struct rpn_calc : public grammar<rpn_calc> { template <typename ScannerT> struct definition { definition (rpn_calc const& self) { expr_add = expr >> ch_p(' ') >> expr >> ch_p(' ') >> ch_p('+'); expr_sub = expr >> ch_p(' ') >> expr >> ch_p(' ') >> ch_p('-'); expr_mul = expr >> ch_p(' ') >> expr >> ch_p(' ') >> ch_p('*'); expr_div = expr >> ch_p(' ') >> expr >> ch_p(' ') >> ch_p('/'); expr_pow = expr >> ch_p(' ') >> expr >> ch_p(' ') >> ch_p('^'); expr = expr_add | expr_sub | expr_mul | expr_div | expr_pow | real_p; } rule<ScannerT> expr, expr_add, expr_sub, expr_mul, expr_div, expr_pow; rule<ScannerT> const& start () const { return expr; } }; }; int main (void) { rpn_calc calc; std::string str("1 2 + 3 4 + *"); if (parse(str.begin(), str.end(), calc, space_p).full) cout << "Parsing succeeded.\n"; else cout << "Parsing failed!\n"; return 0; } Now this compiles OK, but when executed it doesn't output anything, which means that parse(...) quits without any warnings - what's the problem? Am I doing something wrong? Thanks, Misza

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Application using boost library hangs
by Thameem Ansari - CTD ,Chennai 27 Jun '05

27 Jun '05

Hi, I am facing the following problem I have the following code in my application written in VC++ 6.0 std::vector<std::string> v; boost::RegEx expr("(?=adc)", TRUE); expr.Grep(v, "XYZ(M-ADC)"); While debugging, then application hangs in the statement 'expr.Grep(v, "XYZ(M-ADC)")' . If you have faced same kind of problem or you have any solution, please mail me the solution as soon as possible thanks and regards thameem Disclaimer: This message and any attachment(s) contained here are information that is confidential, proprietary to HCL Technologies and its customers. Contents may be privileged or otherwise protected by law. The information is solely intended for the individual or the entity it is addressed to. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are not authorized to read, forward, print, retain, copy or disseminate this message or any part of it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete it from your computer. DISCLAIMER This message and any attachment(s) contained here are information that is confidential, proprietary to HCL Technologies and its customers. Contents may be privileged or otherwise protected by law. The information is solely intended for the individual or the entity it is addressed to. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are not authorized to read, forward, print, retain, copy or disseminate this message or any part of it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete it from your computer

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bind problems
by Jason 27 Jun '05

27 Jun '05

I'm trying to use bind with boost.thread in order to make a thread of a class member function with an input argument, but I can't get it to compile. To narrow the problem, I went to the bounded_buffer.cpp program in the libs/thread/tutorial dir. I added an int arg to sender, and then changed boost::thread thrd1(&sender); to int x = 99; boost::thread thrd1(boost::bind<void>(&sender, _1)(x)); and several other combinations including removal of <void>. In the above case, gcc results in /mnt/shared/Projects/boosttest/src/bounded_buffer.cpp:77: error: call of overloaded `bind(void (*)(int), boost::arg<1>&)' is ambiguous /usr/include/boost/bind.hpp:1132: note: candidates are: boost::_bi::bind_t<R, F, typename boost::_bi::list_av_1<A1>::type> boost::bind(F, A1) [with R = void, F = void (*)(int), A1 = boost::arg<1>] I got this syntax from the bind doc (http://www.boost.org/libs/bind/bind.html) What am I doing wrong? thanks, Jason

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String algorithm
by Sliwa, Przemyslaw (London) 26 Jun '05

26 Jun '05

Hi, I would like to use the string algorithm library in my project. Including #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp> in the source file gives the following error on Windows XP, VC++ 6 SP5. Can anyone help me? Thanks a lot in advance. Pshemek c:\vendor_libs\include\boost/algorithm/string/yes_no_type.hpp(22) : error C2265: '<Unknown>' : reference to a zero-sized array is illegal c:\vendor_libs\include\boost/algorithm/string/yes_no_type.hpp(23) : see reference to class template instantiation 'boost::algorithm::size_descriptor<I>' being compiled c:\vendor_libs\include\boost/mpl/bool.hpp(37) : fatal error C1506: unrecoverable block scoping error Error executing cl.exe. Kind regards Przemyslaw Sliwa (0044) 20788-65014 GFX Development -------------------------------------------------------- If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify the sender, delete it and do not read, act upon, print, disclose, copy, retain or redistribute it. Click here for important additional terms relating to this e-mail. http://www.ml.com/email_terms/ --------------------------------------------------------

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How do I get boost to work with vs.net 2005 ?
by Mart marvin 25 Jun '05

25 Jun '05

I downloaded the executable from sourceforge, but I'm at a loss how to get the libraries to be recognized by VS.NET. I googled but nothing that works turned up. I'm desperate to try and play with the boost libraries and am eager to get started with them. Can someone describe it step by step command by command? I'm on Win2k Pro. Thanks in advance. _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement

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Re: [Boost-users] How do I get boost to work with vs.net 2005 ?
by Brian Braatz 24 Jun '05

24 Jun '05

I believe I can help. Lets say you have downloaded boost to the dir: C:\boost now if you CD into that dir- you will get something like the following files: 06/10/2005 10:50 AM <DIR> . 06/10/2005 10:50 AM <DIR> .. 05/26/2005 01:48 AM <DIR> bin 06/16/2005 02:27 PM <DIR> boost 02/04/2005 04:09 PM 499 boost-build.jam 02/04/2005 04:09 PM 675 boost.css 02/04/2005 04:09 PM 6,897 boost.png 02/21/2005 11:10 AM <DIR> CVS 02/18/2005 03:46 PM <DIR> doc 02/04/2005 04:09 PM 3,558 google_logo_40wht.png 02/04/2005 04:09 PM 49,603 index.htm 02/04/2005 04:09 PM 9,406 Jamfile 02/04/2005 04:09 PM 882 Jamfile.v2 02/04/2005 04:09 PM 450 Jamrules 05/26/2005 01:04 AM <DIR> libs 02/04/2005 04:09 PM 1,361 LICENSE_1_0.txt 02/18/2005 03:47 PM <DIR> more 02/18/2005 03:47 PM <DIR> people (abbreviated) Now using my example dirs- some important dirs to be aware of: C:\boost\boost - the libraries themselves are here C:\boost\libs - look here for the documentation (html) files for a given library since the libs are in c:\boost you need to do the following: visual studio- (menu) view-solution explorer then in the solution explorer, right click on the project name select "Properties" from the menu click on the "C\C++" select on the left click on the "General" item below this on the right you will see "Additional Include Directories" type in (in our case above) C:\boost the cute thing about this is (recall there is a boost dir below C:\boost) you can now do a #include with the sub dir of boost in the string i.e. #include <boost/smart_ptr.hpp> You can TEST if the "Additional Included Directories" setting is CORRECT- by doing the following: (set the setting as described above) move your cursor over #include <boost/smart_ptr.hpp> right click- on that menu select "Open Document <boost/smart_ptr.hpp>" IF that succeeds, then you have setup the #include directories correctly- if not then you put the wrong value in "Additional Included Directories" HOPE THAT HELPS Brian :) > -----Original Message----- > From: boost-users-bounces(a)lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-users- > bounces(a)lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Mart marvin > Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 3:13 PM > To: boost-users(a)lists.boost.org > Subject: Re: [Boost-users] How do I get boost to work with vs.net 2005 ? > > It didn't work! > > I followed the directions to the letter. Is it a bug with VS.NET 2005 > beta? > Here's the message I got: > > Cannot open include file: 'boost\smart_ptr.h': No such file or directory > > Here is my code: > > #include "stdafx.h" > #include "x.h" > #include <boost\smart_ptr.h> > > int main() > { > x& p = *new x; > delete &p; > return 0; > } > > Please help... I'm desperate to try Boost. Looked at the documentation > and > I'm drooling to play with it. > > >From: "Pablo Aguilar" <pablo.aguilar(a)gmail.com> > >Reply-To: boost-users(a)lists.boost.org > >To: boost-users(a)lists.boost.org > >Subject: Re: [Boost-users] How do I get boost to work with vs.net 2005 ? > >Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:10:36 -0700 > > > >Open VS.NET > > >From the "Tools" menu, select "Options" > >In the tree to the left, open "Projects & Solutions" and select VC++ > >Directories > > >From the drop down list labelled "Show directories for:" select > "Include > >files" > >Add the boost root directory (wherever you decompressed the boost > >installation) to that list. > > > >HTH > > > > > >Pablo > > > > >I downloaded the executable from sourceforge, but I'm at a loss how to > >get > > > the libraries to be recognized by VS.NET. I googled but nothing that > > > works > > > turned up. I'm desperate to try and play with the boost libraries > and > >am > > > eager to get started with them. Can someone describe it step by step > > > command by command? > > > > > > I'm on Win2k Pro. > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Boost-users mailing list > >Boost-users(a)lists.boost.org > >http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-users > > _________________________________________________________________ > Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee(r) > Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 >

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