Re: [boost] Are memory leaks reported by Boost.Test Microsoft Memory Leak Detection Enabling spurious or real?

Subject: Re: [boost] Are memory leaks reported by Boost.Test Microsoft Memory Leak Detection Enabling spurious or real?
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-01-07 11:50:18

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]]
> On Behalf Of Mateusz Loskot
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 6:43 PM
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [boost] Are memory leaks reported by Boost.Test Microsoft
> Memory Leak Detection Enabling spurious or real?
> 
> On 05/01/11 18:25, Stephan T. Lavavej wrote:
> > [mloskot]
> >> You confirmed the bug has been fixed in V11, but the ticket is marked
> >> as "Closed as Won't Fix". It is confusing and misinforming.
> >
> > Look at the history - it was resolved as Won't Fix on 5/19/2006, half
> > a year before I joined the VC team. I had to find the bug in our old,
> > old, old bug database
> 
> I see.
> 
> > I didn't know if I could mess
> > with the resolution state (yes, it should be marked as Fixed), so I
> > left it as is.
> 
> Understood.
> 
> Thanks for the explanation.

Is anyone going to document this somewhere? (where?  Boost/Test docs?)

I'm sure many people will be worried (as I was) about these spurious leaks.

Paul

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