Re: [boost] [date_time] [MSVC8] Memory leak in operator<<(ptime)

From: Sean Huang (huangsean_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-18 01:37:16

From: "Jeff Garland" <jeff_at_[hidden]>

>> On the other hand, std::basic_ostringstream/std::basic_istringstream
>> do not suffer the same memory leak. And maybe data_time library can
>> change to use them instead of std::basic_stringstream (line 304 in
>> time_facet.hpp as of release 1.33.0). I haven't really looked into
>> data_time library so I can not say this for sure.
>
> Perhaps it would work, but I have to say I feel highly unmotivated to 
> spend my
> time working trying to work around this vendor bug.  This bug is bad 
> enough
> that anyone seriously using C++ will have to use the workaround patch
> available on the MS website.
>
> Jeff

I can totally understand your reluctance. This is really a show-stopper bug 
for many of us. But your efforts will certainly be appreciated by many boost 
users. You could also consider the work-around as a minor improvement if I 
undertsand it correctly.

Best regards,

Sean