Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #2685: [serialization][variant]Deserializing 'which' should check for values less than 0

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #2685: [serialization][variant]Deserializing 'which' should check for values less than 0
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-01-31 18:28:13

#2685: [serialization][variant]Deserializing 'which' should check for values less
than 0
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  Reporter:  Nevin ":-)" Liber <nevin_at_[hidden]>  |       Owner:  ramey        
      Type:  Bugs                                        |      Status:  closed       
 Milestone:  Boost 1.38.0                                |   Component:  serialization
   Version:  Boost 1.37.0                                |    Severity:  Problem      
Resolution:  wontfix                                     |    Keywords:               
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Changes (by ramey):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => wontfix

Comment:

 how could which ever be less than zero?  If this were to occur, there is a
 fundamental programmer error from which no recovery is possible.

 maybe an assert would be appropriate - but throwing an exception would not
 be.

 In fact, this makes me question the usage of throwing an exception in the
 current code. This means that the programmer has removed a type from the
 variant which is still used in some archives.  At this point, one cannot
 not expect to be able to load old archives.

 Robert Ramey

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/2685#comment:1>
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