Re: [boost] [gcc] bug causing filesystem crashes

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-09-14 22:14:44

Vladimir Prus wrote:
> Beman Dawes wrote:
> 
>> Compile and test (cygwin)
>> =========================
>>
>> g++ -o static_test caller.cpp callee.cpp
>> static_test
>>
>> g++ -c callee.cpp
> 
> You'd better off with:
> 
>         g++ -c -fPIC callee.cpp

That produce a warning: -fPIC ignored for target (all code is position 
independent), and the test still crashes.

> 
>> g++ -shared -o callee.dll callee.o
>> g++ -o dll_test caller.cpp -L./ -lcallee
> 
> This -L./ sounds strange. What's wrong with:
> 
>         -L.

Same crash.

The same crash also occurs when I build with bjam.

> ?
> 
> I don't think that either of those things should cause a backtrace,
> but everything is possible with cygwin. Does it work with mingw?

The problem isn't just with cygwin. It happens with gcc on some 
non-Windows operating systems. I'll try to get some more specifics on that.

--Beman