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REQUEST: Sorry for the inatentiveness..
by Rene Rivera 05 Jul '05

05 Jul '05

All, Over the past two weeks I've been rather inattentive on the Boost list, actually all the lists. This was was because I was busy unexpectedly resurrecting my web, email, and cvs server after I came back from vacation. So I'm asking for a bit of help... If there's some particular email or other business I should pay attention to please point it out to me. Thanks. -- -- Grafik - Don't Assume Anything -- Redshift Software, Inc. - http://redshift-software.com -- rrivera/acm.org - grafik/redshift-software.com -- 102708583/icq - grafikrobot/aim - Grafik/jabber.org

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Boost regression notification (2005-06-30)
by Douglas Gregor 05 Jul '05

05 Jul '05

Boost regression test failures ------------------------------ Report time: 2005-06-30T05:35:19Z This report lists all regression test failures on release platforms. WARNING: The following libraries have failing regression tests but do not have a maintainer on file. Once a maintainer is found, add an entry to libs/maintainers.txt to eliminate this message. random preprocessor io Detailed report: http://engineering.meta-comm.com/boost-regression/CVS-HEAD/developer/issues… 353 failures in 14 libraries: bind (1) io (2) iterator (2) numeric/ublas (21) preprocessor (1) program_options (12) python (56) random (3) regex (2) serialization (236) spirit (5) test (6) thread (2) wave (4) |bind| mem_fn_eq_test: intel-win32-8_1 |io| ios_state_unit_test: intel-win32-8_1 intel-win32-8_1 |iterator| filter_iterator_test: intel-win32-8_1 lvalue_concept_fail: intel-win32-8_1 |numeric/ublas| concepts: cw-9_4 cw-9_4 cw-9_5-darwin test1: cw-9_4 cw-9_4 cw-9_5-darwin test2: cw-9_4 cw-9_4 cw-9_5-darwin test3: cw-9_4 cw-9_4 cw-9_5-darwin test4: cw-9_4 cw-9_4 cw-9_5-darwin test5: cw-9_4 cw-9_4 cw-9_5-darwin test6: cw-9_4 cw-9_4 cw-9_5-darwin |preprocessor| seq: cw-8_3 |program_options| cmdline_test: vc-7_0 cmdline_test_dll: mingw-3_4_2 vc-7_0 parsers_test: vc-7_0 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[BGL] [msvc] Warnings in pending/relaxed_heap.hpp
by Jürgen Hunold 05 Jul '05

05 Jul '05

Hi ! I'm getting e:\libraries\boost_cvs\boost\pending\relaxed_heap.hpp(49) : warning C4355: 'this' : used in base member initializer list when compiling some files using the BGL. Nasty full output zipped attached. A quick and dirty fix is attached. But I have the feeling there might be a better way to solve this. Comments ? Yours, Jürgen -- * Dipl.-Math. Jürgen Hunold ! Institut für Verkehrswesen, Eisenbahnbau * voice: ++49 511 762-2529 ! und -betrieb, Universität Hannover * fax : ++49 511 762-3001 ! Appelstrasse 9a, D-30167 Hannover * hunold(a)ive.uni-hannover.de ! www.ive.uni-hannover.de

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Re: [boost] RegEx VC6.0 error LNK2005 errors
by Alexander Balaev 05 Jul '05

05 Jul '05

Hello, Sorry I couldn't find how to reply on the message. Actually the first workaround worked for me. I needed to place first #define BOOST_MSVC into the *right* spot. I think I misread the post initially... I will try to find if the second workaround is good although it will be hard - too many headers. Thanks much for the help, Alex. > I found the workaraund at > http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/2509074 > but it doesn't work for me > > Could some one please help me on this.... > MSVC6.0 SP6, Window XP with the latest MS SDK. > Thanks in advance, Alex. This has been reported a couple of times, but no one has ever come up with a test case that I can reproduce, I found this: http://www.unixwiz.net/archives/2004/11/ which looks like it may be a solution, but whatever the problem is, it's of Microsoft's making and not ours. Hoping this helps, John. Thank you again, Alex. mailto:alexbalaev@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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[Boost-bugs] [ boost-Feature Requests-1232586 ] Please add support for PDSK compilers for x64 and IA64
by SourceForge.net 05 Jul '05

05 Jul '05

Feature Requests item #1232586, was opened at 2005-07-05 00:59 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item Submitter You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=357586&aid=1232586&group_… Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: None Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: Please add support for PDSK compilers for x64 and IA64 Initial Comment: MS Platform SDK for Windows 2003 Server SP1 contains command line compilers for x64 and IA64. It would be nice to have bjam toolsets for these compilers. Submitted by: lexeyo(a)gmail.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=357586&aid=1232586&group_… ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ Boost-bugs mailing list Boost-bugs(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boost-bugs

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Interfaces Library, a macro less implementation
by Joel de Guzman 05 Jul '05

05 Jul '05

Hi, I like the idea behind the Interfaces Library: http://www.kangaroologic.com/interfaces/ I need one now. I dislike the macro-based Interface Definition Language, however. I find it utterly ugly especially because interfaces should be immediately readable. IMO, the macro-based IDL is not. Here's another take (prototype) at a macro less implementation of the interfaces (see attached). Tested on VC7.1, g++ and Comeau. The biggest advantage is that the same C++ member function interface syntax is retained. This makes it very easy to understand and even allows documentation extraction tools like Doxygen to work as usual. A disadvantage is that there is some unavoidable redundancy-- a lesser price to pay, IMO. Here's a client side example: struct foo : member_function<int(int)> {}; struct bar : member_function<int(char const*)> {}; // a baz "interface" class baz : interface<foo, bar> { public: template <class T> baz(T& x) : construct(x) {} int foo(int x) { return this->call< ::foo>(x); } int bar(char const* x) { return this->call< ::bar>(x); } }; struct some_baz { int impl(foo, int x) { return x + 1; } int impl(bar, char const* s) { return std::strlen(s); } }; struct another_baz { int impl(foo, int x) { return x - 1; } int impl(bar, char const* s) { return -std::strlen(s); } }; int main() { some_baz f; baz p = f; std::cout << "p.foo(3) = " << p.foo(3) << std::endl; std::cout << "p.bar(\"hi\") = " << p.bar("hi") << std::endl; another_baz f2; p = f2; std::cout << "p.foo(3) = " << p.foo(3) << std::endl; std::cout << "p.bar(\"hi\") = " << p.bar("hi") << std::endl; } Regards, -- Joel de Guzman http://www.boost-consulting.com http://spirit.sf.net #include <iostream> #include <string> #include <cstring> #include <boost/spirit/fusion/sequence/tuple.hpp> #include <boost/spirit/fusion/sequence/at.hpp> using namespace boost::fusion; template <class Sig> struct member_function; template <class RT, class A0> struct member_function<RT(A0)> { typedef RT return_type; typedef A0 arg0_type; typedef RT(*pointer_type)(void*, A0); }; template <class F0, class F1> struct interface { typedef tuple< typename F0::pointer_type , typename F1::pointer_type> vtable_type; template <class T> struct functions { template <typename F> struct forward { typedef typename F::return_type return_type; typedef typename F::arg0_type arg0_type; static return_type call(void* p, arg0_type x) { return static_cast<T*>(p)->impl(F(), x); } }; static typename interface<F0, F1>::vtable_type const* table() { static typename interface<F0, F1>::vtable_type vtable( &forward<F0>::call , &forward<F1>::call); return &vtable; // a singleton } }; template <class T> interface(T& x) : vtable(functions<T>::table()) , obj(&x) {} typedef interface<F0, F1> construct; typename boost::fusion::meta::at_c<vtable_type const, 0>::type find(F0) const { return boost::fusion::at<0>(*vtable); } typename boost::fusion::meta::at_c<vtable_type const, 1>::type find(F1) const { return boost::fusion::at<1>(*vtable); } template <typename F> typename F::return_type call(typename F::arg0_type x) { return find(F())(const_cast<void*>(obj), x); } vtable_type const* vtable; void const* obj; }; /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // Client Code // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// struct foo : member_function<int(int)> {}; struct bar : member_function<int(char const*)> {}; // a baz "interface" class baz : interface<foo, bar> { public: template <class T> baz(T& x) : construct(x) {} int foo(int x) { return this->call< ::foo>(x); } int bar(char const* x) { return this->call< ::bar>(x); } }; struct some_baz { int impl(foo, int x) { return x + 1; } int impl(bar, char const* s) { return std::strlen(s); } }; struct another_baz { int impl(foo, int x) { return x - 1; } int impl(bar, char const* s) { return -std::strlen(s); } }; int main() { some_baz f; baz p = f; std::cout << "p.foo(3) = " << p.foo(3) << std::endl; std::cout << "p.bar(\"hi\") = " << p.bar("hi") << std::endl; another_baz f2; p = f2; std::cout << "p.foo(3) = " << p.foo(3) << std::endl; std::cout << "p.bar(\"hi\") = " << p.bar("hi") << std::endl; }

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Co-author?
by David Abrahams 05 Jul '05

05 Jul '05

Hi Eric, I'm thinking that somebody who knows what users need has to write the Boost books. I'm a little wary of co-authoring again, but I have a lot of confidence in your ability to communicate and have been thinking of asking you about it for some time. I know you're on vacation, but I see you're still active on the lists, so I thought I'd plant the seed of the idea and see what grows there. So, what do you think about writing a series of books on Boost? -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com

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Re: [boost] static assert
by Philippe Mori 04 Jul '05

04 Jul '05

> Even though I'm surely not the first one that came up to this, I've got a > feature suggestion for the Static Assert library. > > It would probably be nice to have a variation of the macro that has a second > argument with a short description of the problem that caused the assertion. > > > For example: > > ... > #elif defined(BOOST_MSVC) > #define BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT2( B, explanation ) \ > typedef ::boost::static_assert_test<\ > sizeof(::boost::BOOST_JOIN(STATIC_ASSERTION_FAILURE__, explanation)< (bool)( > B ) >)>\ > BOOST_JOIN(boost_static_assert_typedef_, __COUNTER__) > ... > > static_assert(2 > 3, two_not_larger_than_three); > > error C2039: 'STATIC_ASSERTION_FAILURE__two_not_larger_than_three' : is not a > member of 'boost' > > > > Comments? > > Well, I tend to prefer a solution in the line of : STATIC_ASSERT_GT(2, 3); My implementation is based on conversion on template classes : template <long> struct Value { }; template <long p1, long p2, bool p3> struct ValueCond { }; #define STATIC_ASSERT_EQUAL(a, b) \ Value<(a)>(((void)0, Value<(b)>())) #define STATIC_ASSERT_GREATER(a, b) \ ValueCond<(a), (b), ((a) > (b))> \ (((void)0, ValueCond<(a), (b), true>())) Well, this solution needs some improvments : 1) Ensure it works on most compiler. It works with Visual C++ 7.1 and CodeWarrior for Palm 9.03. 2) Ensure that error message is meaningfull or try to find alternate solution for that compiler. 3) Make it BOOST compliant 4) Make it works with larger integers. Part of the solution is using the biggest integers availables at compile-time but it does still restrict the range of checks (it won't works for very big unsigned numbers). It should be done generally so that the user won't have to uses differents set of amcros for big unsignbed number as this would require the user to know the type of every constants he wants to check. In practice, this is not often a big constraint as we can always uses existing assertions for special cases and also because most check are relatively small number (for example, checking the size of a buffer). Philippe

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static assert
by Goran Mitrovic 04 Jul '05

04 Jul '05

Even though I'm surely not the first one that came up to this, I've got a feature suggestion for the Static Assert library. It would probably be nice to have a variation of the macro that has a second argument with a short description of the problem that caused the assertion. For example: ... #elif defined(BOOST_MSVC) #define BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT2( B, explanation ) \ typedef ::boost::static_assert_test<\ sizeof(::boost::BOOST_JOIN(STATIC_ASSERTION_FAILURE__, explanation)< (bool)( B ) >)>\ BOOST_JOIN(boost_static_assert_typedef_, __COUNTER__) ... static_assert(2 > 3, two_not_larger_than_three); error C2039: 'STATIC_ASSERTION_FAILURE__two_not_larger_than_three' : is not a member of 'boost' Comments? P.S. With the usage of __VA_ARGS__, an implementation that would allow, with some programmer's discipline, both forms merged together might be done!

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[ANN] xpressive 0.9.3 in boost-sandbox
by Eric Niebler 04 Jul '05

04 Jul '05

<< Background >> xpressive is a TR1 regex work-alike that also accepts regexes as expression templates and lets regexes nest and call each other recursively. << Significant changes since 0.9.2 >> - TR1-style regex_traits interface - Speed enhancements - syntax_option_type::ignore_white_space << Download >> xpressive.zip at: http://boost-sandbox.sf.net/vault/index.php?directory=eric_niebler << Docs >> http://boost-sandbox.sf.net/libs/xpressive -- Eric Niebler Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com

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