[Boost-users] program_options boost::bad_any_cast: failed conversion using boost::any_cast

Hi, since a while I always get this any-cast error when using program_options with type "std::string". to check it out I'd modified the simple example from boost for program_options a little bit (checking if any_type as it works - does, inserted a string-parameter). Compiling, starting with "--log astring" -> crash. starting without works at expected. (See appended source file) System is Debian etch, X86_64, gcc 4.1.2 20061115 boost: tried with debian package and self build variant. question now is: why? what may I do? As far as I remember on a unstable 32bit with gcc 4.0 it did work, but not sure if I got it running on a 64 bit system later. Hope for help Rajko