Hi, I have a class using boost_1.32/serialization to save/restore object data and it's working fine for loading & saving its own archive. I tried to make it load an archive saved by an unrelated class in order to verify exception handling of reading wrong/ corrupt archive. It dumps core at basic_iarchive_impl::load_pointer. Is it a known issue ? Anyone has similar experience ? Thanks. Junyi Sun --------------- here the core trace ---------------- Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault. Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libtcl8.4.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libtcl8.4.so Reading symbols from /lib/libcrypt.so.1...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libcrypt.so.1 Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 Reading symbols from /lib/tls/libm.so.6...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/tls/libm.so.6 Reading symbols from /lib/libgcc_s.so.1...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 Reading symbols from /lib/tls/libc.so.6...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/tls/libc.so.6 Reading symbols from /lib/libdl.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libdl.so.2 Reading symbols from /lib/ld-linux.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/ld-linux.so.2 Reading symbols from /lib/libnss_files.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libnss_files.so.2 Reading symbols from /lib/libnss_dns.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libnss_dns.so.2 Reading symbols from /lib/libresolv.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libresolv.so.2 #0 0x081c16cb in boost::archive::detail::basic_iarchive_impl::load_pointer () (gdb) bt #0 0x081c16cb in boost::archive::detail::basic_iarchive_impl::load_pointer () #1 0x081c0d23 in boost::archive::detail::basic_iarchive::load_pointer () #2 0x08060344 in boost::archive::detail::load_pointer_type<boost::archive::text_iarchive, MyObjectP*>::invoke (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf74) at iserializer.hpp:450 #3 0x08060304 in load<boost::archive::text_iarchive, MyObjectP*> (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf74) at iserializer.hpp:529 #4 0x080602ea in load_override<MyObjectP*> (this=0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf74) at basic_text_iarchive.hpp:60 #5 0x080602c6 in load_override<MyObjectP*> (this=0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf74) at text_iarchive.hpp:59 #6 0x08060298 in operator&<MyObjectP*> (this=0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf74) at interface_iarchive.hpp:92 #7 0x08060260 in serialize<boost::archive::text_iarchive> (this=0xfef3bc80, ar=@0xfef3c240) at nvp.hpp:58 #8 0x0806023d in serialize<boost::archive::text_iarchive, boost::serialization::nvp<MyObjectP*> > (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bc80, file_version=0) at access.hpp:106 #9 0x0806021b in serialize<boost::archive::text_iarchive, boost::serialization::nvp<MyObjectP*> > (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bc80, file_version=0) at serialization.hpp:78 #10 0x080601f9 in serialize_adl<boost::archive::text_iarchive, boost::serialization::nvp<MyObjectP*> > (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bc80, file_version=0) at serialization.hpp:121 #11 0x080601d8 in boost::archive::detail::load_non_pointer_type<boost::archive::text_iarchive, boost::serialization::nvp<MyObjectP*> >::load_only::invoke (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bc80) at iserializer.hpp:318 #12 0x080601b6 in boost::archive::detail::load_non_pointer_type<boost::archive::text_iarchive, boost::serialization::nvp<MyObjectP*> >::invoke (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bc80) at iserializer.hpp:366 #13 0x0806019c in load<boost::archive::text_iarchive, boost::serialization::nvp<MyObjectP*> > (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bc80) at iserializer.hpp:529 #14 0x08060182 in load_override<boost::serialization::nvp<MyObjectP*> > (this=0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bc80) at basic_text_iarchive.hpp:60 #15 0x0806015e in load_override<boost::serialization::nvp<MyObjectP*> > (this=0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bc80) at text_iarchive.hpp:59 #16 0x08060130 in operator>><boost::serialization::nvp<MyObjectP*> > (this=0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bc80) at interface_iarchive.hpp:105 #17 0x080600b8 in operator&<boost::serialization::nvp<MyObjectP*> > (this=0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bc80) at interface_iarchive.hpp:111 #18 0x0805fe43 in serialize<boost::archive::text_iarchive, std::string, MyObjectP*> (ar=@0xfef3c240, p=@0xfef3bf70) at utility.hpp:47 #19 0x0805f59f in serialize_adl<boost::archive::text_iarchive, std::pair<std::string, MyObjectP*> > (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf70, file_version=1) at serialization.hpp:121 #20 0x0805f48f in boost::archive::detail::iserializer<boost::archive::text_iarchive, std::pair<std::string, MyObjectP*> >::load_object_data (this=0x8a3f6c0, ar=@0xfef3c240, x=0xfef3bf70, file_version=1) at iserializer.hpp:155 #21 0x081c143a in boost::archive::detail::basic_iarchive_impl::load_object () #22 0x081c0d00 in boost::archive::detail::basic_iarchive::load_object () #23 0x0805df95 in boost::archive::detail::load_non_pointer_type<boost::archive::text_iarchive, std::pair<std::string, MyObjectP*> >::load::invoke (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf70) at iserializer.hpp:328 #24 0x0805df6c in boost::archive::detail::load_non_pointer_type<boost::archive::text_iarchive, std::pair<std::string, MyObjectP*> >::invoke (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf70) at iserializer.hpp:366 #25 0x0805df52 in load<boost::archive::text_iarchive, std::pair<std::string, MyObjectP*> > (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf70) at iserializer.hpp:529 #26 0x0805df38 in load_override<std::pair<std::string, MyObjectP*> > (this=0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf70) at basic_text_iarchive.hpp:60 #27 0x0805df14 in load_override<std::pair<std::string, MyObjectP*> > (this=0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf70) at text_iarchive.hpp:59 #28 0x0805dee6 in operator&<std::pair<std::string, MyObjectP*> > (this=0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf70) at interface_iarchive.hpp:92 #29 0x0805deae in serialize<boost::archive::text_iarchive> (this=0xfef3bf60, ar=@0xfef3c240) at nvp.hpp:58 #30 0x0805de8b in serialize<boost::archive::text_iarchive, boost::serialization::nvp<std::pair<std::string, MyObjectP*> > > ( ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf60, file_version=0) at access.hpp:106 #31 0x0805de69 in serialize<boost::archive::text_iarchive, boost::serialization::nvp<std::pair<std::string, MyObjectP*> > > ( ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf60, file_version=0) at serialization.hpp:78 #32 0x0805de47 in serialize_adl<boost::archive::text_iarchive, boost::serialization::nvp<std::pair<std::string, MyObjectP*> > > ( ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf60, file_version=0) at serialization.hpp:121 #33 0x0805de26 in boost::archive::detail::load_non_pointer_type<boost::archive::text_iarchive, boost::serialization::nvp<std::pair<std::string, MyObjectP*> > >::load_only::invoke (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf60) at iserializer.hpp:318 #34 0x0805de04 in boost::archive::detail::load_non_pointer_type<boost::archive::text_iarchive, boost::serialization::nvp<std::pair<std::string, MyObjectP*> > >::invoke (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf60) at iserializer.hpp:366 #35 0x0805ddea in load<boost::archive::text_iarchive, boost::serialization::nvp<std::pair<std::string, MyObjectP*> > > ( ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf60) at iserializer.hpp:529 #36 0x0805ddd0 in load_override<boost::serialization::nvp<std::pair<std::string, MyObjectP*> > > (this=0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf60) at basic_text_iarchive.hpp:60 #37 0x0805ddac in load_override<boost::serialization::nvp<std::pair<std::string, MyObjectP*> > > (this=0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf60) at text_iarchive.hpp:59 #38 0x0805dd7e in operator>><boost::serialization::nvp<std::pair<std::string, MyObjectP*> > > (this=0xfef3c240, t=@0xfef3bf60) at interface_iarchive.hpp:105 #39 0x0805d2d2 in boost::serialization::stl::archive_input_map<boost::archive::text_iarchive, std::map<std::string, MyObjectP*, std::less<std::string>, std::allocator<std::pair<std::string const, MyObjectP*> > > >::operator() (this=0xfef3bfae, ar=@0xfef3c240, s=@0xe3693e4) at collections_load_imp.hpp:110 #40 0x0805d192 in load_collection<boost::archive::text_iarchive, std::map<std::string, MyObjectP*, std::less<std::string>, std::allocator<std::pair<const std::string, MyObjectP*> > >, boost::serialization::stl::archive_input_map<boost::archive::text_iarchive, std::map<std::string, MyObjectP*, std::less<std::string>, std::allocator<std::pair<const std::string, MyObjectP*> > > >, boost::serialization::stl::no_reserve_imp<std::map<std::string, MyObjectP*, std::less<std::string>, std::allocator<std::pair<const std::string, MyObjectP*> > > > > (ar=@0xfef3c240, s=@0xe3693e4) at collections_load_imp.hpp:158 #41 0x0805d110 in load<boost::archive::text_iarchive, MyObjectP*, std::string, std::less<std::string>, std::allocator<std::pair<const std::string, MyObjectP*> > > (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xe3693e4) at map.hpp:61 #42 0x0805d0f5 in boost::serialization::free_loader<boost::archive::text_iarchive, std::map<std::string, MyObjectP*, std::less<std::string>, std::allocator<std::pair<std::string const, MyObjectP*> > > >::invoke (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xe3693e4, file_version=0) at split_free.hpp:55 #43 0x0805d0d3 in split_free<boost::archive::text_iarchive, std::map<std::string, MyObjectP*, std::less<std::string>, std::allocator<std::pair<const std::string, MyObjectP*> > > > (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xe3693e4, file_version=0) at split_free.hpp:66 #44 0x0805d0b1 in serialize<boost::archive::text_iarchive, MyObjectP*, std::string, std::less<std::string>, std::allocator<std::pair<const std::string, MyObjectP*> > > (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xe3693e4, file_version=0) at map.hpp:81 #45 0x0805b339 in serialize_adl<boost::archive::text_iarchive, std::map<std::string, MyObjectP*, std::less<std::string>, std::allocator<std::pair<const std::string, MyObjectP*> > > > (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xe3693e4, file_version=0) at serialization.hpp:121 #46 0x0805b03b in boost::archive::detail::iserializer<boost::archive::text_iarchive, std::map<std::string, MyObjectP*, std::less<std::string>, std::allocator<std::pair<std::string const, MyObjectP*> > > >::load_object_data (this=0x8a3f5b0, ar=@0xfef3c240, x=0xe3693e4, file_version=0) at iserializer.hpp:155 #47 0x081c143a in boost::archive::detail::basic_iarchive_impl::load_object () #48 0x081c0d00 in boost::archive::detail::basic_iarchive::load_object () #49 0x08058aa3 in boost::archive::detail::load_non_pointer_type<boost::archive::text_iarchive, std::map<std::string, MyObjectP*, std::less<std::string>, std::allocator<std::pair<std::string const, MyObjectP*> > > >::load::invoke (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xe3693e4) at iserializer.hpp:328 #50 0x08058a7a in boost::archive::detail::load_non_pointer_type<boost::archive::text_iarchive, std::map<std::string, MyObjectP*, std::less<std::string>, std::allocator<std::pair<std::string const, MyObjectP*> > > >::invoke (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xe3693e4) at iserializer.hpp:366 #51 0x08058a60 in load<boost::archive::text_iarchive, std::map<std::string, MyObjectP*, std::less<std::string>, std::allocator<std::pair<const std::string, MyObjectP*> > > > (ar=@0xfef3c240, t=@0xe3693e4) at iserializer.hpp:529 #52 0x08058a46 in boost::archive::basic_text_iarchive<boost::archive::text_iarchive>::load_override<std::map<std::string, MyObjectP*, std::less<std::string>, std::allocator<std::pair<std::string const, MyObjectP*> > > > (this=0xfef3c240, t=@0xe3693e4) at basic_text_iarchive.hpp:60 #53 0x08058a22 in boost::archive::text_iarchive_impl<boost::archive::text_iarchive>::load_override<std::map<std::string, MyObjectP*, std::less<std::string>, std::allocator<std::pair<std::string const, MyObjectP*> > > > (this=0xfef3c240, t=@0xe3693e4) at text_iarchive.hpp:59 #54 0x080579b8 in operator>><std::map<std::string, MyObjectP*, std::less<std::string>, std::allocator<std::pair<const std::string, MyObjectP*> > > > (this=0xfef3c240, t=@0xe3693e4) at interface_iarchive.hpp:83 #55 0x08056615 in encode_function (domain_id=208, bat=0xe728070, info=0xea2c339 "22 serialization::archive 3 0 0 4 1 1 3\n0 0 0 0 1\n1 0 1\n2 0 1\n3 0", info_len=65) at encode.cc:102