Re: [Boost-users] Strange issue with boost::date_time

On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 11:55 PM, Marshall Clow wrote:

At 3:20 PM -0700 4/14/09, Jared Lee Richardson wrote:

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I'm going to try to remove even more code and narrow it down, and then I'll paste the offending code. Basically all I'm doing right now is initializing some time variables, then opening and reading from a file. It crashes on allocating 5 chars inside a function that reads from a file(or on allocating the class that contains a std::list<double> and a double).

Um - do you have a bad pointer somewhere, or a buffer overflow? When I see "Crashes while allocating", I think "heap corruption". -- -- Marshall

This is definitely my experience also. In fact if it is the only explanation for an access violation from a non-overloaded new operator that I am aware of. Hence I would be trying to find the perpetrator of the heap corruption. I suggest adding: #include ... _CrtSetDbgFlag(_CRTDBG_CHECK_ALWAYS_DF); http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/5at7yxcs(VS.71).aspx This typically causes the offending code to be close to the region where the debugger stops. Often this finds the problem within minutes, however I have experienced problems with assertions attaching to the JIT debugger. Hence you may still be in trouble since you state that the debugger must be detached for the problem to occur. My hope is that the fault does occur with a debugger attached, but there are no obvious symptoms and that increasing the CRT checking will bring the problem to the fore. I hope this helps. Best wishes, Neil Groves