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Subject: Re: [boost] C++ announcements coming tomorrow
From: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-11-08 10:50:46


on Thu Nov 08 2012, Andrey Semashev <andrey.semashev-AT-gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 6:18 PM, Dave Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>
>> on Tue Nov 06 2012, Andrey Semashev <andrey.semashev-AT-gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I've tested this with STLPort when I found the problem and with GCC
>>> 4.7 now. Both did not show the leak, so MS STL stands out. Yes, I
>>> would like this issue to be resolved in the Standard but I don't think
>>> I have the necessary resource to prepare and (most importantly) defend
>>> the proposal before the committee.
>>
>> This doesn't require a proposal, it merely requires filing a defect
>> report. That's the sort of thing that goes on the LWG issues list, not
>> a stand-alone paper of the kind that goes in the mailing. Surely you
>> have time for that.
>
> Is there a description of how to do that? E.g. what the defect report
> should look like and where should I send it? I tried to find it on the
> isocpp.org but I didn't succeed.

http://www.comeaucomputing.com/csc/faq.html#B15

There ought to be a better way, but for now, that's how.

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Dave Abrahams
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