Re: [Boost-users] [Interprocess] assertion while destroying inexistent named instance

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Interprocess] assertion while destroying inexistent named instance
From: Ion Gaztañaga (igaztanaga_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-09-02 03:03:18

Rui Pedro Fernandes escribió:
> Hi,
> 
> During my tests I found that if I change the managed shared memory index 
> from the default iset_index to map_index the test fails when a process 
> tries to destroy an already inexistent named instance, using its name. 
> With map_index, an assertion fails when the object is found not to be 
> present. Shouldn't it behave like in the case of iset_index ?

Yes, you are right, the documentation says:

    //!Destroys the named object with
    //!the given name. Returns false if that object can't be found.
    template <class T>
    bool destroy(const CharType *name)

so it shouldn't assert. I'll fix it ASAP.

Thanks,

Ion