[boost] bad_any_cast and gcc 2.96

From: Matthew King (mattl_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-05-21 13:21:02

I'm trying to use boost::any on RH 7.1 with gcc 2.96...  the following 
code:

   boost::any as = std::string("foobar");
   boost::any_cast<char*>(as);

results in a segmentation fault when any_cast throws the 
bad_any_cast()...

changing "char*" to "const char *" results in the exception being thrown 
correctly.

changing bad_any_cast to not subclass std::bad_cast makes the "char*" 
version work correctly (throw's bad cast, doesn't seg fault)

anyone seen this before?  any ideas?

thanks in advance.

- matt