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Re: [Boost-Users] lexical_cast bug.
by Terje Slettebø 23 Feb '03

23 Feb '03

>From: "Eduardo Chao" <efchao(a)hotmail.com> > I am a new suscriber to the list. > I want to report what I consider a bug in lexical_cast conversion template. > First, I wanted to use it to convert things to std::string (Target). > It throws a bad_lexical_cast_exception when I pass an empty std::string object (one > that is default-constructed or constructed with "") as the Source argument. > It throws it because the condition (interpreter >> result ) evaluates to > false. Yes, this is a bug in the current version, see (http://www.boost.org/libs/conversion/lexical_cast.htm#future) There's a proposition which fixes this and other problems here (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boost/files/lexical_cast_proposition/lexical_ cast_proposition.zip). It's scheduled to be reviewed by the author, Kevlin Henney, or Björn Karlsson (Boost's maintenance wizard), before Boost release 1.30. If they find it ok, a notice will also be posted at the Boost list, so that others may give feedback before the release, as well. > My solution was to specialize the function template this way: > > template<> lexical_cast<std::string>(const std::string &str) > { > return str; > } The proposition handles it in a similar way. However, it's not possible to partially specialise function templates (e.g. to handle all T -> std::basic_string conversions), so function template overloading is used, instead. This is because it needs to handle conversion from any type to std::basic_string, as there may be other types which output empty strings or whitespace, as well. > but it is not so general to support const std::string or const std::string& > as Target type or perhaps std::string or const std::string etc as Source. > Correct me if I am wrong, so I learn from you more experienced Boost (and then C++) users. No, you're right. However, it's only necessary to handle T -> std::basic_string (not cv-qualification or reference) in this case, because: lexical_cast<std::string>(...); // Ok lexical_cast<const std::string>(...); // Error, can't write to a const string lexical_cast<const std::string &>(...); // Error, can't return a reference to the result (it would then return a dangling reference, as the result would be a temporary) lexical_cast<std::string>(const_cast<const std::string>(...)); // Ok, top-level cv-qualifiers are ignored when matching the call Regards, Terje

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random/histogram.cpp
by agiatojon <JonAgiato＠nyc.rr.com> 23 Feb '03

23 Feb '03

Hello all, I have been unable to successfully compile histogram.cpp in the random library folder, version 1_29_0, using Visual Studio.NET. I obtain the following errors: c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(49): warning C4267: 'argument' : conversion from 'size_t' to 'std::streamsize', possible loss of data c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'base' c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2066: cast to function type is illegal c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2059: syntax error : ')' c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(101): error C2065: 'gen' : undeclared identifier c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(111): error C2228: left of '.base' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(111): error C2228: left of '.sum' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(113): error C2228: left of '.squaresum' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'base' c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2066: cast to function type is illegal c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2059: syntax error : ')' c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(111): error C2228: left of '.base' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(111): error C2228: left of '.sum' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(113): error C2228: left of '.squaresum' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'base' c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2066: cast to function type is illegal c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2059: syntax error : ')' c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(111): error C2228: left of '.base' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(111): error C2228: left of '.sum' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(113): error C2228: left of '.squaresum' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'base' c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2066: cast to function type is illegal c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2059: syntax error : ')' c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(111): error C2228: left of '.base' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(111): error C2228: left of '.sum' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(113): error C2228: left of '.squaresum' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'base' c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2066: cast to function type is illegal c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2059: syntax error : ')' c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(111): error C2228: left of '.base' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(111): error C2228: left of '.sum' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(113): error C2228: left of '.squaresum' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'base' c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2066: cast to function type is illegal c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2059: syntax error : ')' c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(111): error C2228: left of '.base' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(111): error C2228: left of '.sum' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(113): error C2228: left of '.squaresum' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'base' c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2066: cast to function type is illegal c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2059: syntax error : ')' c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(111): error C2228: left of '.base' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(111): error C2228: left of '.sum' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(113): error C2228: left of '.squaresum' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'base' c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2066: cast to function type is illegal c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2059: syntax error : ')' c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(111): error C2228: left of '.base' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(111): error C2228: left of '.sum' must have class/struct/union type c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(113): error C2228: left of '.squaresum' must have class/struct/union type It appears to me that all of these messages will go away when the second one, c:\Documents and Settings\Agiato\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\histogramTest\driver.cpp(97): error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'base', is corrected. Any assistance is greatly apprechiated! Thank you. Jon Agiato JonAgiato(a)nyc.rr.com

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[BGL] Using external edge properties
by yg-boost-users＠m.gmane.org 22 Feb '03

22 Feb '03

I have a graph which might change during it's lifetime. I want to attach external properties to this graph. Now, it seems like that in order to be able to attach external properties, I need to have an internal property with edge indices, ie that enumerates the edges. These indices need to be continuous as I gather, since they are used to index for instance a vector of num_edges() elements. Does this mean that I have to re-enumerate all edges if I remove one? This seems to me very cumbersome and also time consuming if the graph is large and changes a lot. Is there another way? Björn Lindberg

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bug in shared_ptr
by Simone Finotti 22 Feb '03

22 Feb '03

hi all, I don't know if this is the right place to report bug, if it's not please forgive me. I was trying to use boost/shared_ptr.hpp class, so I defined BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS because my compiler doesn't support C++ exceptions, but I receive this error: ..\..\boost_1_29_0\boost/detail/shared_count.hpp(122) : error C2039: 'use_count_is_zero' : is not a member of 'boost' ..\..\boost_1_29_0\boost/detail/shared_count.hpp(122) : error C2065: 'use_count_is_zero' : undeclared identifier in detail, here's an excerpt from shared_count.hpp, where the compiler gives the error: void add_ref() { #ifdef BOOST_HAS_THREADS mutex_type::scoped_lock lock(mtx_); #endif if(use_count_ == 0 && weak_count_ != 0) boost::throw_exception(boost::use_count_is_zero()); ++use_count_; ++weak_count_; } use_count_is_zero is not defined because it's defined, in the same file, as: #ifndef BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS class use_count_is_zero: public std::exception { public: virtual char const * what() const throw() { return "boost::use_count_is_zero"; } }; #endif is there a way to make it work? -- Simone

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Can one "nest" regular expressions ?
by yg-boost-users＠m.gmane.org 22 Feb '03

22 Feb '03

Hello folks, I believe my question applies to regular expression libraries generally and not just to regexp++. I want to know if it is possible to refer to or use one regular expression within another. What I wish to do is parse a string of html code for img tags, and if they have the clause ALT="whatever" replace the whole image tag with 'whatever'. So I decided to make regular expression for an image tag which had an ALT part, and have a sub-match on the contents of quoted part of the ALT. (I broke this up a bit, explaining what each part is for . . .) This will match img tags: static const boost::regex find_imgs(" <\\s*img Matches <, 0 or many whitespace, IMG \\s+src\\s* Matches 1 or more whitespace, SRC, 0 or many whitespace =\\s* Matches = followed by 0 or more whitespace \"\\s* Matches " followed by 0 or more whitespace ([^\"]*) Matches any number of characters that are not " ([^>]*>) Matches any number of chars that not >, followed by a > ", boost::regbase::normal | boost::regbase::icase); Ok, so now look at this one. I'm trying to do the same as above except I want to sub-match the quoted part of the alt part so I can use it. I can't do "anything except the word 'alt'" because it will interpret the [^(alt)] as "anything except 'a', 'l', or 't'". static const boost::regex find_imgs_with_alt(" <\\s*img Matches <, 0 or many whitespace, IMG \\s+src\\s* Matches 1 or more whitespace, SRC, 0 or many whitespace =\\s* Matches = followed by 0 or more whitespace \"\\s* Matches " followed by 0 or more whitespace [^\"]* Matches any number of chars not " \\s+ Matches 1 or more whitespace [^alt]* I would like match anything except the word ALT, but the regexp stuff interprets this as anything but 'a', 'l', or 't' alt\\s*= Matches ALT, 0 or whitespace, = \"(^\")\" Matches ", anything except a " as a group that I can reference, then another " [^>]*> Matches any number of chars not >, followed by a > ", boost::regbase::normal | boost::regbase::icase); So what I want to do is make another regular expression which matches "alt", and in the part that says [^alt]* do instead something like [^@alt]* where '@' would indicate that 'alt' was the name of another regular expression, such as static const boost::regex alt("alt", boost::regbase::normal | boost::regbase::icase); I can see how to do what I want to do without this; I would get the whole IMG tag and do a separate regexp_search on the match. But it seems to make it so much easier if it were possible, especially leaving me with fewer lines of regular expression code to have bugs in. If this is possible I'd like to know. Thanks in advance, and I'll post the regular expressions I end up using here if anyone might find them of use. --Rob

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lexical_cast bug.
by Eduardo Chao 22 Feb '03

22 Feb '03

Hello, I am a new suscriber to the list. I want to report what I consider a bug in lexical_cast conversion template. First, I wanted to use it to convert things to std::string (Target). It throws a bad_lexical_cast_exception when I pass an empty std::string object (one that is default-constructed or constructed with "") as the Source argument. It throws it because the condition (interpreter >> result ) evaluates to false. My solution was to specialize the function template this way: template<> lexical_cast<std::string>(const std::string &str) { return str; } but it is not so general to support const std::string or const std::string& as Target type or perhaps std::string or const std::string etc as Source. Correct me if I am wrong, so I learn from you more experienced Boost (and then C++) users. That's all for now. Thanks in advance. Eduardo Chao. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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Testing Boost:threads on windows w/ cygwin/gcc help
by sam <samijackson＠yahoo.com> 21 Feb '03

21 Feb '03

Howdy, I have cygwin running on a WinXP box and am trying to get the threads up and running. I built the Boost.Threads and things look good. Then I try: "bjam -sTOOLS=gcc test" from the /lib/thread/test directory and the test fails with: <build> ...found 1203 targets... ...using 1 temp target... ...updating 181 targets... ...using <libs!thread!test/test_thread.test/gcc/debug/runtime-link-static/threa ding-multi>test_thread.run... succeeded-test-file ../../../libs/thread/test/bin/test_thread.test/gcc/debug/runtime-link- static/threading-multi/test_thread.test Syntax error: "fi" unexpected (expecting "then") <chomp/> echo "*" echo "***************** failed above test: test_thread ********************" echo "*" </build> My question is, how do I correctly get Boost to use either native or pthreads and pass the tests above? I've checked the FAQs, Googled and all that, but can't seem to find an answer. I'm sure it's easy, but can't get it right. thanks Sam

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boost::mutex, Borland C++Bulder 6 and CodeGuard
by Russell Hind 21 Feb '03

21 Feb '03

I have been running into CodeGuard problems using boost 1.29.0 with BorlandC++Builder 6Pro update 2 and CodeGuard. The test project is a console app, multi-threading but no vcl (don't know if the VCL enabled affects it or not). The code is #include <boost/thread/mutex.hpp> int main(int argc, char* argv[]) { boost::mutex m; return 0; } I get a resource type mismatch on exit which is down to the mutes. I have linked directly with the source and found where the problem lies. It could be down to 2 places: a) boost allocates the mutex (mutex.cpp line 39) using the nowthrow operator new m_mutex = reinterpret_cast<void*>(new(std::nothrow) CRITICAL_SECTION); and then deletes it using the standard delete (mutex.cpp line 48) delete reinterpret_cast<LPCRITICAL_SECTION>(m_mutex); This causes slight problems as codeguard treats allocations from new and malloc differently to check you free the memory correctly. nothrow new uses malloc, so a standard delete is the incorrect way to free the mutex here from CodeGuards point of view. I have changed the delete to operator delete (reinterpret_cast<LPCRITICAL_SECTION>(m_mutex), std::nothrow); which calls the nothrow version of delete. Unfortunately, the next part of the problem: b) For some reason, the mutex is using the roguewave stl new.h which defines the nothrow operators as such (oldstl\new.h line 143) inline void * _RTLENTRY operator new (size_t size, const std::nothrow_t &nt) { size = size ? size : 1; return malloc(size); } (oldstl\new.h line 152) inline void _RTLENTRY operator delete (void *v, const std::nothrow_t &nt) { ::operator delete (v); // The standard operator doesn't throw any exceptions } Here, there is a conflict in the allocation and deallocation. changing line 154 to free(v); along with the change to mutex to use the nothrow version of delete fixes it so codeguard can be used. Looking in the stlport new, it forces us to use RogueWave's new because of these lines in stlport\new line 49 # if !defined (_STLP_NO_NEW_NEW_HEADER) # include _STLP_NATIVE_CPP_RUNTIME_HEADER(new) # else # include <new.h> # endif which makes it include roguewaves version of new. So C++Builder 6 is still reliant on roguewave stl even when set to use STLPort. Possible solutions are a) Make boost::thread use nothrow version of delete but this requires a fix in the borland/rogue wave header for the delete to make it use free. or b) mutex could use malloc and free directly for borland. Which would people prefer or can anyone think of another solution? Cheers Russell

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Boost::Threads condition variable on Win32 and IO completion routines
by Russell Hind 21 Feb '03

21 Feb '03

The start of the do_wait() method of a boost::condition (in 1.29.0) for Win32 looks like this void condition::do_wait() { int res = 0; res = WaitForSingleObject(reinterpret_cast<HANDLE>(m_queue), INFINITE); assert(res == WAIT_OBJECT_0); This waits indefinitely until m_queue is signalled. Would it be safe to change this so the thread is alertable for IO completion routines? Something like int res = 0; while ((res = WaitForSingleObjectEx(reinterpret_cast<HANDLE>(m_queue), INFINITE, true)) == WAIT_IO_COMPLETION) { } assert (res == WAIT_OBJECT_0); We make fairly heavy use of Waitable Timers in our statemachines. The completion routine for a timer is called back in the context of the thread that started it, when the thread is alertable. WaitForSingleObject doesn't allow the thread to be alertable. We currently use this in our own thread (with Windows events) but are looking to update the message queue code and thread code to use boost. With out this change, it would currently break a lot of code if we were to use condition variables. Thanks Russell

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Regex++
by Yutaka Emura 21 Feb '03

21 Feb '03

Hi John "(?!foo)bar" matches "bar" in the last three lines of the following: foobar ??bar barfoo bar?? bar Why doesn't it match "bar" in all the lines? Yutaka Emura --------------- > I am using RegEx in Boost v1.29.0. > (?= ) and (?! ) expressions do not seem to work at a certain > condition. > > In the following example, "(?=a)b" should match "b" in "xyzabcdefg", > but does not. Which is correct: (?=a) is a forward lookahead *possitive* assertion, so (?=a)b can never match anything since the next character can't be both an 'a' and a 'b' at the same time! > Similarly, "(?!a)b" should not match "b" in "xyzabcdefg" but it does. It should match: (?!a) will match anything except 'a' so (?!a)b will match the next 'b' that it finds.

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UBLAS: postincrement broken on VC60 ?
by speedsnaii <speedsnaii＠yahoo.de> 21 Feb '03

21 Feb '03

When I specify the following: matrix<double>::iterator1 it; it++; I get: (sorry for the paste of the complete error, I can't figure out what is really relevant; ++it works however) ============================================================ c:\program files\boost\boost\numeric\ublas\iterator.hpp(324) : error C2059: syntax error : 'static_cast' S:\test\ublas\ublas.cpp(30) : see reference to function template instantiation 'class boost::numeric::ublas::matrix<double,struct boost::numeric::ublas::row_major,class boost::numeric::ublas::unbounded_array<double> >::iterator1 __cdecl boos t::numeric::ublas::operator ++(struct boost::numeric::ublas::random_access_iterator_base<struct boost::numeric::ublas::dense_random_access_iterator_tag,class boost::numeric::ublas::matrix<double,struct boost::numeric::ublas::row_major,class boost::n umeric::ublas::unbounded_array<double> >::iterator1,double,int> &,int)' being compiled c:\program files\boost\boost\numeric\ublas\iterator.hpp(325) : error C2664: '__thiscall boost::numeric::ublas::matrix<double,struct boost::numeric::ublas::row_major,class boost::numeric::ublas::unbounded_array<double> >::iterator1::boost::numeric::u blas::matrix<double,struct boost::numeric::ublas::row_major,class boost::numeric::ublas::unbounded_array<double> >::iterator1(const class boost::numeric::ublas::matrix<double,struct boost::numeric::ublas::row_major,class boost::numeric::ublas::unbou nded_array<double> >::iterator1 &)' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'class boost::numeric::ublas::matrix<double,struct boost::numeric::ublas::row_major,class boost::numeric::ublas::unbounded_array<double> >::iterator1 &(void)' to 'const class boos t::numeric::ublas::matrix<double,struct boost::numeric::ublas::row_major,class boost::numeric::ublas::unbounded_array<double> >::iterator1 &' Context does not allow for disambiguation of overloaded function S:\test\ublas\ublas.cpp(30) : see reference to function template instantiation 'class boost::numeric::ublas::matrix<double,struct boost::numeric::ublas::row_major,class boost::numeric::ublas::unbounded_array<double> >::iterator1 __cdecl boos t::numeric::ublas::operator ++(struct boost::numeric::ublas::random_access_iterator_base<struct boost::numeric::ublas::dense_random_access_iterator_tag,class boost::numeric::ublas::matrix<double,struct boost::numeric::ublas::row_major,class boost::n umeric::ublas::unbounded_array<double> >::iterator1,double,int> &,int)' being compiled c:\program files\boost\boost\numeric\ublas\iterator.hpp(326) : error C2563: mismatch in formal parameter list S:\test\ublas\ublas.cpp(30) : see reference to function template instantiation 'class boost::numeric::ublas::matrix<double,struct boost::numeric::ublas::row_major,class boost::numeric::ublas::unbounded_array<double> >::iterator1 __cdecl boos t::numeric::ublas::operator ++(struct boost::numeric::ublas::random_access_iterator_base<struct boost::numeric::ublas::dense_random_access_iterator_tag,class boost::numeric::ublas::matrix<double,struct boost::numeric::ublas::row_major,class boost::n umeric::ublas::unbounded_array<double> >::iterator1,double,int> &,int)' being compiled Error executing cl.exe. ============================================================

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Crash with regex, setlocale() return 0 on CW
by msternerkthse <msterner＠kth.se> 20 Feb '03

20 Feb '03

The following code on line 841 of c_regex_traits.cpp in the regex library caused a crash when I used it in CodeWarrior 8.1 under OSX: std::string l(std::setlocale(LC_CTYPE, 0)); Afaict the crash was caused by setlocale() returning 0. To fix this I had to resort to the following ugly hack: namespace std { const char* mysetlocale(int, const char*) { return "C"; } }; #include "boost/regex.hpp" #define setlocale mysetlocale #include "boost/regex/src.cpp" The C locale was used because I had BOOST_REGEX_USE_C_LOCALE defined. I didn't want to use the C++ locale since it doesn't even provide the basic 0x00-0xFF unicode case mapping that's built into the C locale (due to limited locale support in CW I guess). I'm using the wregex class. Mikael Sterner

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UBLAS: copy on write for matrix & vector?
by speedsnaii <speedsnaii＠yahoo.de> 19 Feb '03

19 Feb '03

A question on use of the matrix and vector classes: Should I: matrix<double> foo(const matrix<double> a) { matrix >double> r; ... return r; } or void foo(matrix<double>& r, const matrix<double> a) { ... } In other words: is it expensive to construct the temporary in case one? As I understand, the class would need an underlying 'copy on write' to be cheap, similar as strings do. I tried, to answer this question from the documentation, but sorry I did not get through. Thank you for help. Roland

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Using boost::test without library-supplied main? (newbie)
by Hannu Helminen 18 Feb '03

18 Feb '03

Hi All! Can the boost::test used without the library-provided main()? Rationale: - the application does not have main() but WinMain() - it is built on top of MFC so even the WinMain() is already supplied by the framework - I would like to control the execution of unit tests myself, e.g. include a menu item "Run unit tests now" Can anyone help me? Hannu Helminen Finland

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How to connect arbitrary memeber function in boost::signals?
by yjwang_bj <yjwang_bj＠yahoo.com> 18 Feb '03

18 Feb '03

Hi, all. I'm working in a project that need loosely coupling. I find boost::signals is perfect for that, save one exception. My question is that I want to connect arbitrary member function to signal. How to do it? Thanks in advanc. Yujiang Wang Feb. 15th, 2003

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RE: [Boost-Users] Re: How to connect arbitrary memeber function i n boost::signals?
by Tom Matelich 18 Feb '03

18 Feb '03

#define myslot(obj, mem) boost::bind(mem, obj, _1) > -----Original Message----- > From: yjwang_bj <yjwang_bj(a)yahoo.com> [mailto:yjwang_bj@yahoo.com] > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 9:05 AM > To: Boost-Users(a)yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Boost-Users] Re: How to connect arbitrary memeber > function in > boost::signals? > > > > Use the Bind or Lambda library. An example: > > > > class X { > > public: > > void foo(int); > > }; > > > > X* x; > > boost::signal<void (int)> sig; > > > > // So the signal will call x->foo(y) when sig(y) is called: > > sig.connect(boost::bind(&X::foo, x, _1)); > > > > Doug > > It works but with the unusual C++ syntax. In libsigc++, I can do like > this: > sig1.connect(slot(x, &X::foo)); > > Hope boost has something like this though the boost's way is more > powerful. > > Thanks a lot, doug. > > Yujiang Wang > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ---------------------~--> > Get 128 Bit SSL Encryption! > http://us.click.yahoo.com/FpY02D/vN2EAA/xGHJAA/EbFolB/TM > -------------------------------------------------------------- > -------~-> > > Info: <http://www.boost.org> > Wiki: <http://www.crystalclearsoftware.com/cgi-bin/boost_wiki/wiki.pl> > Unsubscribe: <mailto:boost-users-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: Information contained in this message and/or attachment(s) may contain confidential information of Zetec, Inc. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by return email. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Is there a library for Set/Reset events?
by Russell Hind 18 Feb '03

18 Feb '03

I have just started using the boost::threads library (and associated mutexes). I wondered if there was, or is in progress, a library for set/reset event synchronisation objects or are there plans to add these to the boost::threads library? Cheers Russell

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boost::threads support for Forte6u1/Solaris2.6
by garymmann <gary＠mann.uk.net> 17 Feb '03

17 Feb '03

Firstly, apologies if this is a FAQ. What is the current status of boost::threads on Solaris 2.6 using the Forte 6u1 (5.2) compiler? Is this a "supported" platform/compiler combination. If it "kind of works", are there any known issues which I will need to code around, or is it completely broken. Is the issue with the Solaris pthreads or with the broken compiler? Does the compiler work well enough to be able to compile just the threads module. I'm looking for a threading abstraction portable to at least GCC/Linux, MSVC/Win32 and Forte/Solaris. Is boost::threads likely to be able to satisfy this requirement right now, or am I going to have to look elsewhere. If I do need to look elsewhere, can anyone recommend an alternative to paying large amounts of money away to Rogue Wave! Hope someone can help, regards, Gary

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problem with induced subgraphs
by David Minor <david-m＠orbotech.com> 17 Feb '03

17 Feb '03

I'm using an edge visitor to create subgraphs. I do a simple sub_graph = myGraph.create_subgraphs(), to create a subgraph and then I add vertices using add_vertex(vertex,sub_graph). The vertices are added but the corresponding edges are not. My basic typedefs are: ////////// typedef boost::property<boost::edge_index_t, int> Tmp; typedef boost::property<boost::edge_info_t, GES_EdgeInfo, Tmp> GES_EdgeProperty; typedef boost::property<boost::vertex_color_t, int> Tmp2; typedef boost::property<boost::vertex_self_t, SYS_String, Tmp2> Tmp3; typedef boost::property<boost::vertex_name_t, SYS_String, Tmp3> GES_VertexProperty; typedef boost::adjacency_list< boost::vecS, boost::vecS ,boost::directedS ,GES_VertexProperty ,GES_EdgeProperty> GES_AdjacencyList; typedef boost::subgraph<GES_AdjacencyList> GES_RTGraph; ////////// That is, the graph type is the same as the sub-graph type, which I think is right? Does anybody have any idea why the edges aren't being transferred to the sub-graph?

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Why scoped_ptr dost provide custom deallocation?
by Black Ice 17 Feb '03

17 Feb '03

As following manner: template<class D> scoped_ptr(Y * p, D d); Any suggestion are appreciated. -- /*******************/ ×ÔÓÉ£šliberty£©ÎÞ·ÇŸÍÊÇÕâÑùÒ»ÖÖ³ÐÅµ£ºÃ¿žöÈËœ«»áµÃµœÒ»ÖÖ±£ÕÏ£¬±£ÕÏÎÒÃÇ¿ÉÒÔÓë ÈšÍþ¡¢¶àÊý¡¢Á÷Ë×Œ°ÓßÂÛµÄÓ°ÏìÏà¿¹ºâ¡£ /*******************/

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covariance of shared_ptr types
by Vaclav Vesely 16 Feb '03

16 Feb '03

Hi, in C++ it's possible to write this: class A {}; class B: public A {}; class X { virtual A* f() { ... }; }; class Y: public X { virtual B* f() { ... }; // B* is covariant from A* }; However it is NOT possible to write that with shared_ptr: class X { shared_ptr<A> f() { ... }; }; class Y: public X { virtual shared_ptr<B> f() { ... }; // Error: shared_ptr<B> is NOT covariant from shared_ptr<A> }; I don't know C++ standard very well (in fact I've never read it). So my question is: it's possible to adjust shared_ptr to allow such constructions? Thank you, Wasek [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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Problems building RegExp3
by kekogomez <kekogomez＠yahoo.es> 15 Feb '03

15 Feb '03

Hello to all, I have tried to build the RegExp3 library... but I get some errors... I'm using Vc++ Net. I execute the command nmake vc7.mak and I get the nexts error results... could someone help me? .... .... .... link kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /dll /incremental:yes /pdb:"vc7/boost_regex_vc7_m did.pdb" /debug /machine:I386 /out:"vc7/boost_regex_vc7_mdid.dll" /imp lib:"vc7/boost_regex_vc7_mdid.lib" /LIBPATH:\lib vc7/boost_regex_vc7_mdid/c_regex_traits.obj vc7/boost_regex_vc7_mdid/c_regex_traits_common.obj vc7/boost_regex_vc7_mdid/cpp_regex_traits.obj vc7/boost_regex_vc7_mdid/cregex.obj vc7/boost_regex_vc7_mdid/fileiter.obj vc7/boost_regex_vc7_mdid/instances.obj vc7/boost_regex_vc7_mdid/posix_api.obj vc7/boost_regex_vc7_mdid/regex.obj vc7/boost_regex_vc7_mdid/regex_debug.obj vc7/boost_regex_vc7_mdid/regex_synch.obj vc7/boost_regex_vc7_mdid/w32_regex_traits.obj vc7/boost_regex_vc7_mdid/wide_posix_api.obj vc7/boost_regex_vc7_mdid/winstances.obj Creating library vc7/boost_regex_vc7_mdid.lib and object vc7/boost_regex_vc7_mdid.exp regex_synch.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_CheckEsp w32_regex_traits.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_CheckEsp wide_posix_api.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __RTC_CheckEsp referenced in function _regerrorW@16 winstances.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_CheckEsp fileiter.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_CheckEsp instances.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_CheckEsp posix_api.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __RTC_CheckEsp referenced in function _regerrorA@16 regex.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __RTC_CheckEsp referenced in function "public: __thiscall boost::match_results<char const *,class boost::detail::allocator_adapter<char,class boost::detail::simple_alloc> >::match_results<char const *,class boost::detail::allocator_adapter<char,class boost::detail::simple_alloc> >(class boost::detail::allocator_adapter<char,class boost::detail::simple_alloc> const &)" (??0?$match_results@PBDV? $allocator_adapter@DVsimple_alloc@detail@boost@@@detail@boost@@@boost@ @QAE@ABV?$allocator_adapter@DVsimple_alloc@detail@boost@@@detail@1@@Z) c_regex_traits.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __RTC_CheckEsp referenced in function "unsigned int __cdecl `anonymous namespace'::re_get_message(unsigned short *,unsigned int,unsigned int)" (?re_get_message@?A0xc953bc5d@@YAIPAGII@Z) c_regex_traits_common.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_CheckEsp cpp_regex_traits.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_CheckEsp cregex.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_CheckEsp regex_synch.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol @_RTC_CheckStackVars@8 w32_regex_traits.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol @_RTC_CheckStackVars@8 wide_posix_api.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol @_RTC_CheckStackVars@8 winstances.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol @_RTC_CheckStackVars@8 fileiter.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol @_RTC_CheckStackVars@8 instances.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol @_RTC_CheckStackVars@8 posix_api.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol @_RTC_CheckStackVars@8 referenced in function _regerrorA@16 regex.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol @_RTC_CheckStackVars@8 c_regex_traits.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol @_RTC_CheckStackVars@8 referenced in function "unsigned int __cdecl `anonymous namespace'::re_get_message(unsigned short *,unsigned int,unsigned int)" (?re_get_message@?A0xc953bc5d@@YAIPAGII@Z) c_regex_traits_common.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol @_RTC_CheckStackVars@8 cpp_regex_traits.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol @_RTC_CheckStackVars@8 cregex.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol @_RTC_CheckStackVars@8 regex_synch.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_Shutdown w32_regex_traits.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_Shutdown wide_posix_api.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_Shutdown winstances.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_Shutdown fileiter.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_Shutdown instances.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_Shutdown posix_api.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __RTC_Shutdown referenced in function _regerrorA@16 regex.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_Shutdown c_regex_traits.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_Shutdown c_regex_traits_common.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_Shutdown cpp_regex_traits.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __RTC_Shutdown referenced in function "public: __thiscall boost::re_detail::message_data<char>::message_data<char>(class std::locale const &,class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > const &)" (??0? $message_data@D@re_detail@boost@@QAE@ABVlocale@std@@ABV? $basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@4@@Z) cregex.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_Shutdown regex_synch.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_InitBase w32_regex_traits.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_InitBase wide_posix_api.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __RTC_InitBase referenced in function _regerrorW@16 winstances.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_InitBase fileiter.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_InitBase instances.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_InitBase posix_api.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_InitBase regex.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_InitBase c_regex_traits.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_InitBase c_regex_traits_common.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_InitBase cpp_regex_traits.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __RTC_InitBase referenced in function "public: __thiscall boost::re_detail::message_data<char>::message_data<char>(class std::locale const &,class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > const &)" (??0? $message_data@D@re_detail@boost@@QAE@ABVlocale@std@@ABV? $basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@4@@Z) cregex.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol __RTC_InitBase vc7/boost_regex_vc7_mdid.dll : fatal error LNK1120: 4 unresolved externals

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boost::thread and MinGW
by Russ 14 Feb '03

14 Feb '03

Hi, I was previously using the threading library with MinGW (latest release version) with no problems. Yesterday I came across a segfault that occurred when accessing a shared pointer so I updated the boost-cvs version I was using to see if it was a known problem that had been fixed; however when attempting to build the new version it appeared that threading had been disabled for MinGW? Is this the case or is it a problem with the way I'm building my code. Any help greatly appreciated, Russ

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RE: [Boost-Users] Re: Why scoped_ptr dost provide custom dealloca tion?
by bjorn.karlsson＠readsoft.com 14 Feb '03

14 Feb '03

> From: Peter Dimov [mailto:pdimov@mmltd.net] [snip] > A zero-overhead scoped_ptr<X, D> would require a helper class here: Yes, and I shouldn't have said scoped_ptr<X,D>, but scoped_ptr<X> with custom deallocation capabilities... I'd be willing to pay for the increase in size, but I realize not everyone would. The case is real, however. > scoped_ptr<void, void (*) (void *)> p(hPrinter, &ClosePrinter); > > that would increase sizeof(scoped_ptr) and is of questionable > utility. :-) Actually, I kind of like it. :-) > There is always the option to define a dedicated printer > class, of course. Yep, but there are hundreds of cases like this, which is why the feature would be useful. One could argue the same for the resource management of any type, right? ;-) Bjorn Karlsson

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RE: [Boost-Users] Re: Why scoped_ptr dost provide custom dealloca tion?
by bjorn.karlsson＠readsoft.com 14 Feb '03

14 Feb '03

> From: Peter Dimov [mailto:pdimov@mmltd.net] [snip] > (An example of a convincing case: "In my project I have > encountered the > following situation: <description with real(istic sounding) > identifiers> and > I believe that scoped_ptr<X, D> would be a perfect fit." Some > non-examples: > "Someone might find it useful." "Wouldn't it be cool if...") In my project I have encountered the following situation: A lot of the code needs to handle (no pun intended) resources that are represented by indiscriminate types, such as void* or long. Different resources (and different functions for allocation/deallocation) use this handle type, so specialization is not an option. It's possible to use shared_ptr to handle lifetime management of the resource: HANDLE hPrinter=0; OpenPrinter(_T("Some printer"),&hPrinter,0); if (boost::shared_ptr<void> p(hPrinter,&ClosePrinter)) { } While this works, it doesn't convey the intent of the code (nor preserve it): the resource should typically not be shared, only scoped, and I believe that scoped_ptr<X,D> would be a perfect fit. There are other tools in Boost (outside too, of course) for solving this type of problem, but I think it would be more than cool for scoped_ptr to have this feature; I'd definitely use it in real code. Bjorn Karlsson

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