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(newbie) problem using boost::regex on kubuntu 7.10
by canx11 24 Nov '07

24 Nov '07

Hello, i am new to c++ coding and for practicing i want to rewrite some of my old perl scripts that use regular expressions in c++. So i installed libboost for regex version 1.34.1 on my workstation (using a kubuntu package). Unfortunatley even the most simple program i can think of does not want to compile: #include <iostream> #include <cstdlib> #include <boost/regex.hpp> using namespace boost; using namespace std; int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { boost::regex(".*"); cout << "test\n"; return 0; } ...giving me: [...] testapp.o: In function `boost::basic_regex<char, boost::regex_traits<char, boost::cpp_regex_traits<char> > >::assign(char const*, char const*, unsigned int)': /usr/include/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex.hpp:255: undefined reference to `boost::basic_regex<char, boost::regex_traits<char, boost::cpp_regex_traits<char> > >::do_assign(char const*, char const*, unsigned int)' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status [...] Anyhow if i am doing int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { boost::regex(); cout << "test\n"; return 0; } withouth passing a regex condition it compiles successful...Yes i know this short programm does not give any meaningful functionality but i just want to demonstrate that the intialization of the basic_regex fails on my machine. Do i have problem with my libboost installation or just a simple syntax error here? regards Jan

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stlport and visual studio 8.0
by beelzebob999-libcurl＠yahoo.com 24 Nov '07

24 Nov '07

I have looked and looked and looked... sorry to ask what must be a very newbie question, but I can't find an answer anywhere in the documentation. How does one go about compiling boost with stlport? My platform is windows xp sp2, visual studio 8.0. Also, is it even worthwhile to do so? We are seeing significant slowdowns in our code due to what we think is lock contention in the standard library that ships with visual studio 8.0, so we are looking for alternatives. Does STLport run better in a multithreaded environment than the stl that comes with visual studio 8.0? Thanks.

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Threads
by Rij 24 Nov '07

24 Nov '07

I tried putting in a while(1) loop in operator(). Same error.

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Boost semaphore with condition variable
by Fabian Sturm 23 Nov '07

23 Nov '07

Hi! I have a quite simple problem, but I still lack a nice implementation in C++ with boost. My problem is, that I have two threads A and B and thread A needs some information that B will calculate at runtime. Therefore I need some kind of synchronization. So my first attempt was to use a mutex and a condition variable: Thread A: boost::thread::mutex::scoped_lock lock ( mMutex ); mConditionVar.wait ( lock ); Thread B: mConditionVar.notify_one (); This works nice as long as thread A already started waiting on the condition before thread B finished providing it. Otherwise the notify will be lost. So my second attempt was to use a barrier: Init barrier with count 2 Thread A: mBarrier.wait (); Thread B: mBarrier.wait (); This works fine and A will wait until the result is available and it doens't matter if it starts waiting before or after B finished calculaating. But the problem now is that B also needs to wait for A to reach the point in execution. So if I just want to signal thread A from thread B that some point was reached. I don't know how to do it with boost. If I would have a semaphore available I could init it with 0 and thread A tries to decrement it while thread B will increment it once it reached the point. But http://www.boost.org/doc/html/thread/faq.html#id1747096 says: "Semaphore was removed as too error prone. The same effect can be achieved with greater safety by the combination of a mutex and a condition variable." So how exactly is this achieved with the mutex and condition variable? I always only come up with a mutex, condition variable and a bool which all three must be shared between both threads. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions! Thanks, Fabian

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boost::thread and dual (quad) core CPU(s)
by misiu 23 Nov '07

23 Nov '07

Hello, I've developed small application which has a few threads. So far I'm using only single CPU (one core) and my question is: what will happen if I'm using more CPUs (or cores)? Whether threads will be automatically executed on different CPUs in parallel or not? If not what is a solution to run them in parallel? Unfortunately currently I have no access to multi-processor machine to check it myself. Regards, Bartek

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[boost-users] [boost pointers containers and stl]
by chun ping wang 23 Nov '07

23 Nov '07

Hi how would I use these following function with boost pointers containers. a.) stl's set_intersection and set_Unions. b.) binary_search

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[mpl] cross product of 2 sequences
by Roman Perepelitsa 23 Nov '07

23 Nov '07

Hello, I need metafunction cross_product, which should transform 2 sequences to a sequence of pairs. Example: typedef list<int, char> l1; typedef list<int *, char *> l2; typedef cross_product<l1, l2>::type c; typedef list< pair<int, int *>, pair<int, char *>, pair<char, int *>, pair<char, char *> > e; BOOST_MPL_ASSERT((equal<c, e>)); The best definition I came up with is the following: template <class T, class R> struct product : transform<R, pair<T, _1> > { }; template <class R1, class R2> struct cross_product : fold< typename transform<R1, product<_1, R2> >::type, list<>, joint_view<_1, _2> > { }; Is there a better way to do it? How can I get rid of 'struct product' and implement it as one metafunction? Regards, Roman Perepelitsa Deutsche Bank Moscow +7 (495) 660-74-08 --- This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden. Please refer to http://www.db.com/en/content/eu_disclosures.htm for additional EU corporate and regulatory disclosures.

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Best way to create objects of arbitrary length and types
by Roman Morokutti 23 Nov '07

23 Nov '07

Hi, what would be the best solution to create objects of variable length and arbitrary types in C++ which are best in performance and size respectively. Or is there a solution in boost for this kind of problem anyway? These objects would be written in a queue for asynchron processing. Thanks in advance. Roman

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Error when trying to use johnson_all_pairs_shortest_paths ( ) function
by Sangameshwar Patil 23 Nov '07

23 Nov '07

Hi, I am getting following error when trying to use the johnson_all_pairs_shortest_paths( ) function in boost graph library (BGL). "no matching function for call to johnson_all_pairs_shortest_paths(boost::adjacency_list<boost::setS, boost::vecS, boost::bidirectionalS, boost::property<boost::vertex_name_t, std::string, boost::no_property>, boost::property<boost::edge_weight_t, int, boost::property<boost::edge_weight2_t, int, boost::no_property> >, boost::no_property, boost::listS>&, int[((unsigned int)((int)V))][((unsigned int)((int)V))], boost::bgl_named_params<int*, boost::vertex_distance_t, boost::no_property>) " relevant variable declarations & typedefs are: typedef adjacency_list <setS, vecS, bidirectionalS, property <vertex_name_t, std::string>, \ property <edge_weight_t, int, property< edge_weight2_t, int > > > Graph; ..... // Graph g is constructed ..... int V = num_vertices(g); std::vector < int >d_j(V, (std::numeric_limits < int >::max)()); int D[V][V]; ..... // call Johnson's all pair shortest path algo. johnson_all_pairs_shortest_paths(g, D, distance_map(&d_j[0])); Do let me know if any more info is reqd. I would greatly appreciate any help/suggestions. Thanks and regards, Sangam =====-----=====-----===== Notice: The information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. Thank you

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Failed Linking against Filesystem
by Chris Miller 23 Nov '07

23 Nov '07

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Same problem, however, now I'm certain it's just not linking against the filesystem libraries in boost. I'm using EasyEclipse 3.3 CDT, and replaced the MinGW installation with the one from http://www.nuwen.net/, however, it still throws this error whenever I start to use the boost::filesystem API: src\AppLayer\DirectoryTree.o:c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-mingw32/4.2.1-dw2/../../../../include/boost/filesystem/operations.hpp:289: undefined reference to boost::filesystem::detail::status_api(std::string const&, unsigned int&)' src\AppLayer\DirectoryTree.o:c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-mingw32/4.2.1-dw2/../../../../include/boost/filesystem/operations.hpp:279: undefined reference to boost::filesystem::detail::status_api(std::string const&, unsigned int&)' src\AppLayer\DirectoryTree.o:c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-mingw32/4.2.1-dw2/../../../../include/boost/filesystem/operations.hpp:503: undefined reference to boost::filesystem::detail::get_current_path_api(std::string&)' I'm fairly certain that I don't understand what's going on. The library files for the filesystem API are right in the lib\ directory, right where they should be. I think it might be that Eclipse isn't doing something correctly, however, I looked through the library paths in Eclipse and it looks to me as if everything is in order. Any help would be awesome, thanks in advance for any help you can offer! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHRTUMFjX73bUcQCERApWwAJ9D6auob+xmK9JVRr3rNVRgqPuf2wCghMh7 mxij+iLprZBZq6DmQkmflFw= =lvrF -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Boost.Test linker error - undefined reference to 'main'
by Justin Paul 22 Nov '07

22 Nov '07

Hi, I use the Boost library 1.34.1 on Ubuntu 7.10 (Gusty Gibbon). I get the following error while linking with libboost_unit_test_framework. user23@Mycomp:~/scrapbook$ g++ first.cpp -lboost_unit_test_framework /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.3/../../../../lib/crt1.o: In function `_start': (.text+0x18): undefined reference to `main' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status The first.cpp has the example given in the Boost website // Boost.Test #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp> using boost::unit_test::test_suite; // most frequently you implement test cases as a free functions void free_test_function() { // reports 'error in "free_test_function": test 2 == 1 failed' BOOST_CHECK(2 == 1); // non-critical test => continue after failure int* p = (int*)0; *p = 0; } test_suite* init_unit_test_suite( int, char* [] ) { test_suite* test= BOOST_TEST_SUITE( "Unit test example 1" ); // this example will pass cause we know ahead of time number of expected failures test->add( BOOST_TEST_CASE( &free_test_function ), 1 /* expected one error */ ); return test; } // EOF Thanks in Advance. Justin

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Visual Studio 2008
by John Dunn 22 Nov '07

22 Nov '07

Now that VS 2008 has been released via MSDN, I'm attempting to see if our app compiles and works using it. Following the instructions here ( http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.user/27205/focus=27207 ) got boost compiled but the auto-link was still looking for vc80 in the library names. Adding the following to \boost\config\auto_link.hpp fixed the link issue #elif defined(BOOST_MSVC) && (BOOST_MSVC == 1400) // vc80: # define BOOST_LIB_TOOLSET "vc80" #elif defined(BOOST_MSVC) && (BOOST_MSVC >= 1500) // vc90: # define BOOST_LIB_TOOLSET "vc90" At this point everything appears to run. Is this the right way to start using boost in VS2008? At what point will boost 'properly' support VS2008? By properly I mean without me having to hack the boost src. Thanks- John

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Boost.Extension
by NFarnsworth＠web.de 22 Nov '07

22 Nov '07

Hello, I want to use Boost.Extensions to dynamic load Libraries and create objects. My question is, is it also posible to use Boost.Extensions together with Boost.Singleton so that I can query singleton objects with the factoy of Boost.Extensions? Could you give me please some suggestions how I can achieve this requirement? Thanks for your help in advance and best regards Niklas _______________________________________________________________________ Jetzt neu! Schützen Sie Ihren PC mit McAfee und WEB.DE. 3 Monate kostenlos testen. http://www.pc-sicherheit.web.de/startseite/?mc=022220

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date_time header-only icl 10.0 win32
by Hicham Mouline 22 Nov '07

22 Nov '07

hello, I intend to use boost/date_time. As a header-only lib. I normally don't need to link against any extra lib. By default, the intel compiler generates the following: 1>Linking... (Intel C++ Environment) 1>xilink: executing 'link' 1>LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'libboost_date_time-iw-mt-1_34_1.lib' It is the same problem as in http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2004/08/70114.php which i don't see whether it was solved after all or not. I defined #define BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB and then it works fine. I'm really just wondering whether that thread was delayed or whether it should be restarted, rds,

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[boost-users][regex] Failure with minimal example on GCC 4.3.1
by Darren Garvey 22 Nov '07

22 Nov '07

I'm not sure if I'm missing something here, but I think this is a bug. I'm trying to compile the following with gcc4.1.3 on Ubuntu 7.10: $ g++ -v Using built-in specs. Target: i486-linux-gnu Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,treelang --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.1.3 --program-suffix=-4.1--enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-mpfr --enable-checking=release i486-linux-gnu Thread model: posix gcc version 4.1.3 20070929 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-16ubuntu2) #include <boost/regex.hpp> int main() { using namespace boost; std::string str; regex re("."); cmatch what; regex_match(str, what, re); return 0; } GCC doesn't manage to find the right overload of regex_match and says only this: lala.cpp: In function 'int main()': lala.cpp:11: error: no matching function for call to 'regex_match(std::string&, boost::cmatch&, boost::regex&)' /usr/local/src/boost/trunk/boost/regex/v4/regex_match.hpp:80: note: candidates are: bool boost::regex_match(const std::basic_string<charT, ST, SA>&, boost::match_results<typename std::basic_string<charT, ST, SA>::const_iterator, Allocator>&, const boost::basic_regex<charT, traits>&, boost::regex_constants::match_flag_type) [with ST = std::char_traits<char>, SA = std::allocator<char>, Allocator = std::allocator<boost::sub_match<const char*> >, charT = char, traits = boost::regex_traits<char, boost::cpp_regex_traits<char> >] It compiles fine if you instead pass str.c_str() as the first argument. On the other hand, If you explicitly qualify the regex types with boost::, gcc spews out the attached misery-ball. AFAIK, these all work on msvc9. Is the example above supposed to work? Cheers, Darren

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serialization, iostreams and gzip compression to ostringstream
by John O-Connor 22 Nov '07

22 Nov '07

I have the following code serialising shared_ptr's to fstream and reading them back correctly. When I switch to using a stringstream (invert comments) I get a null value in "str" following serialisation. I noticed someone had a similar issue previously and solved it (but didn't explain how). Serialising/de-serialising between stringstream works fine when the iostreams are avoided. Could someone point out what I'm doing wrong please? Regards, John Using boost_1_33_1 on vc++2005 (8.0) // test.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application. // #include "stdafx.h" #include <boost/archive/xml_oarchive.hpp> #include <boost/archive/xml_iarchive.hpp> /*//*/#include <fstream> //#include <sstream> #include <iostream> #include <boost/serialization/vector.hpp> #include <boost/serialization/shared_ptr.hpp> #include <boost/iostreams/filtering_stream.hpp> #include <boost/iostreams/filter/gzip.hpp> struct simple { simple() : i_(1){} simple(int i) : i_(i){} int i_; template<class Archive> void serialize(Archive & ar, const unsigned int version) { ar & BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(i_); } }; int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]) { //std::string str; { boost::shared_ptr<simple> s(new simple(2)); std::vector<boost::shared_ptr<simple> > vec; for (int j = 0; j < 100; j++) { vec.push_back(s); } /*//*/std::ofstream os("c:/test_ser_shared_ptr.xml", std::ios_base::binary); //std::ostringstream os; boost::iostreams::filtering_ostream out; out.push(boost::iostreams::gzip_compressor()); out.push(os); boost::archive::xml_oarchive oa(out); oa & BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(vec); //str = os.str(); } { std::vector<boost::shared_ptr<simple> > vec; /*//*/std::ifstream is("c:/test_ser_shared_ptr.xml", std::ios_base::binary); //std::istringstream is(str); boost::iostreams::filtering_istream in; in.push(boost::iostreams::gzip_decompressor()); in.push(is); boost::archive::xml_iarchive ia(in); ia & BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(vec); int i = (*(vec.begin()))->i_; } return 0; } --- This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden. Please refer to http://www.db.com/en/content/eu_disclosures.htm for additional EU corporate and regulatory disclosures.

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Re: [Boost-users] [Statechart] How to decide between post_eventand process_eventatrun time ?
by Philippe DAVID 22 Nov '07

22 Nov '07

> > Yes, it is slightly more work than if there was a > state_machine::is_processing() > function. I'm just not sure whether your use case is sufficiently common to > justify adding such a function. Maybe you could provide more details > so that I > understand it better? Sure, I'll try. My state machine is coupled to a connection on which I must comply with some protocol. My layer is a middleware. Each time I have something interesting, like data or events, I call a user-supplied handler on a corresponding method from a react method of the state machine. If the user wants to close the connection I have the problem I described because: - either he decides to close the connection from a callback, which means the state machine is in the middle of processing the event which caused the call to the handler, then I must use post_event - or he decided to close the connection based on an event that didn't come from the connection, in that case I must use process_event. I simplified the problem but the idea is there. If my state machine calls a handler on which I don't have total control, and I supply a few methods that need to be processed using the state machine, then I need to decide between process and post_event. In the simple case I could also provide 2 close methods for the handler, one that must be called in callbacks and one for the other methods of handler. I don't think this is a clean way to solve this issue. Each method in my interface would have 2 versions, and the stability becomes really weak because calling the wrong method at the wrong place results in a crash. At this point, maybe my design is weak, and I shouldn't call the handlers callback directly from the react methods. Instead I could use an event queue to talk to the handler. In the react method I would post events to the queue, and make sure I dequeue it from outside the state machine. But it involves (much) more work... Hope my explanations are clear ;) What is your point of view on this ? Regards, Philippe

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[multi_array] performance of multi_array
by frederic.bron＠alcan.com 22 Nov '07

22 Nov '07

I have just replaced some vector< vector< vector<T> > > by a multi_array and I have seen a huge time penalty. I looked further in the documentation and discovered the BOOST_DISABLE_ASSERTS macro which did not really improved the speed. Where can I find ALL macros I have to use (for any boost library) to have the best speed (building a release)? Regards, F. Bron Avis : Ce message et toute pièce jointe sont la propriété d'Alcan et sont destinés seulement aux personnes ou à l'entité à qui le message est adressé. Si vous avez reçu ce message par erreur, veuillez le détruire et en aviser l'expéditeur par courriel. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire du message, vous n'êtes pas autorisé à utiliser, à copier ou à divulguer le contenu du message ou ses pièces jointes en tout ou en partie. Notice: This message and any attachments are the property of Alcan and are intended solely for the named recipients or entity to whom this message is addressed. If you have received this message in error please inform the sender via e-mail and destroy the message. If you are not the intended recipient you are not allowed to use, copy or disclose the contents or attachments in whole or in part.

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[BGL] Properties Complexity
by David A. Greene 21 Nov '07

21 Nov '07

What's the complexity of accessing a property bundle for an adjacency list? Does it change as the user changes the selector for the vertex list structure (vecS vs. listS, etc.)? I could imagine property access being constant-time for vecS vertex lists, because the vertex space can be represented with a dense set of numbers corresponding to the vertex's position in the vector. The property map can thus be a simple vector or even a C array indexed by vertex number. With listS, on the other hand, it's hard to see how one could get constant-time property map lookup. I have a problem where vertex property lookup happens very frequently. What kind of tradeoffs should I be thinking about? -Dave

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[Boost Interprocess] - Shared Memory File - Can we specify the path to create
by Srinivas Gardas 21 Nov '07

21 Nov '07

Hi, When creating a 'SharedMemory File', is there a way to specify the 'Path' where the file should be created? Right now, it is created by default in the Temp folder local machines. In case of a 'Citrix Machine' I am not able to figure out where this file is created? I'd like specify the path to create the 'shared memory' file so that it is the same irrespective of the user logged into the machine. Any help is appreciated. Thanks & Regards, Srinivas Gardas

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[asio] RS232 serial communications
by Bob Warren 21 Nov '07

21 Nov '07

Has anyone built RS232 support into asio, or can anyone give me some guidelines on how to do this?

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[random] fast uniform integer random distribution
by frederic.bron＠alcan.com 21 Nov '07

21 Nov '07

Hi, I face a speed problem. I need a uniform distribution of integers between 0 and N, N around 10^11. I tried 2 methods with very high speed efficiency difference (time x8). The 1st one is based on uniform_smallint (the slowest method) and the 2nd one is based on a real distribution casted to an integer. Is there a problem with the 2nd method which is much quicker? Fred common code: typedef boost::mt19937 base_generator_type; base_generator_type generator; generator.seed(static_cast<unsigned int>(std::time(0))) ; method 1 (using uniform_smallint): boost::uniform_smallint<uint32_t> uni_dist((uint32_t)0, (uint32_t)10000000000); boost::variate_generator<base_generator_type*, boost::uniform_smallint<uint32_t> > uni(&generator, uni_dist); for (unsigned long k=0 ; k<100000000UL; ++k) uni() ; method 2 (using uniform_real and casting): boost::uniform_real<double> uni_dist(0., 100000000001.); boost::variate_generator<base_generator_type*, boost::uniform_real<double> > uni(&generator, uni_dist); for (unsigned long k=0 ; k<100000000UL; ++k) (uint32_t)uni() ; F. Bron ___________________________________ Frédéric Bron (frederic.bron(a)alcan.com) Unité ALT, Alcan CRV, BP 27, 38341 Voreppe téléphone : +33 4 76 57 81 72 télécopie : +33 4 76 57 80 99 Avis : Ce message et toute pièce jointe sont la propriété d'Alcan et sont destinés seulement aux personnes ou à l'entité à qui le message est adressé. Si vous avez reçu ce message par erreur, veuillez le détruire et en aviser l'expéditeur par courriel. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire du message, vous n'êtes pas autorisé à utiliser, à copier ou à divulguer le contenu du message ou ses pièces jointes en tout ou en partie. Notice: This message and any attachments are the property of Alcan and are intended solely for the named recipients or entity to whom this message is addressed. If you have received this message in error please inform the sender via e-mail and destroy the message. If you are not the intended recipient you are not allowed to use, copy or disclose the contents or attachments in whole or in part.

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[boost] [interprocess] offset_ptr to volatile int?!
by Lars Hagström 21 Nov '07

21 Nov '07

Hi, I'm trying to use a offset_ptr<volatile int> to point to a piece of shared memory that can be changed by another process without other synchronization mechanisms. But I get this kind of errors: offset_ptr.hpp:116: error: invalid conversion from 'volatile void*' to 'const void*' offset_ptr.hpp:116: error: initializing argument 1 of 'void boost::interprocess::offset_ptr<T>::set_offset(const void*) [with PointedType = volatile int]' Basically it is not possible to call set_offset when the pointed type is volatile. Is this a feature or a bug? (If it is a bug I'll happily enter it into trac). Lars

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Boost Filesystem Error, am I Linking?
by Chris Miller 21 Nov '07

21 Nov '07

More trouble. Eclipse CDT tells me that when I try and use boost::filesystem::initial_path<boost::filesystem::path>() that in include/boost/filesystem/operations.hpp on line 503 that I have a "undefined reference to 'boost::filesystem::detail::get_current_path_api(std::string&)'" I went to Google and found a forum thread where the person wasn't linking against Boost's Filesystem library. I looked in the lib/ section under my MinGW installation, however, and found libboost_filesystem.a, right where it should be. Is there still the potential for it to not be linking, or am I just not using something correctly? I tried a simpler usage of the same function and got the same problem. I should warn you, I'm still rather green at C++, all my previous programming training being in Java. I'm still getting acclimated to C++, pretty quickly, but still every once in a while I run into a wall and need someone to pick me up and steer me in the right direction, so to speak. Thanks in advance for any help you can give!

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Can Boost help
by Lalit Seth 21 Nov '07

21 Nov '07

Hi, I have a java application which does PDF Priting which I can execute like java -classpath <path to lib> PDFPrinter <filename> <printername> <Copies> <Orinetation> This works well on windows and linux. I want to execute the same from C++ code which will spool a new process and execute this. I am having a windows service which will actually perform this. I need help for a) Spooling a new process using boost so that it works for Windows and Linux. b) Security issues like under windows service will be running under account 'SYSTEM' new process spooled will be again under SYSTEM user hence what all is needed to make sure System has access to printers and/or specific printer. Note: I have tried std::system but again it behaves different for c++ console application and c++ service under windows. Thanks

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