Re: [boost] [RC_1_34_0] failures + analysis

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-02-25 14:21:07

David Abrahams wrote:

> testing.capture-output bind/mem_fn_eq_test.run
>
>  looks like a Boost bug.
>
>  ..\libs\bind\test\mem_fn_eq_test.cpp(175): test
>  'boost::mem_fn(&X::mf0_1) != boost::mem_fn(&X::mf0_2)' failed in
>  function 'int __cdecl main(void)'
>
>  ..\libs\bind\test\mem_fn_eq_test.cpp(178): test
> 'boost::mem_fn(&X::cmf0_1) != boost::mem_fn(&X::cmf0_2)' failed in
> function 'int __cdecl main(void)'
> ...
> 36 errors detected.

This is caused by the linker folding X::mf0_1 and X::mf0_2 into the same 
function. It is neither a Boost bug nor a compiler bug, just not 
particularly standard behavior.