Re: [boost] [asio] boost::asio::async_connect reports success on failure

Subject: Re: [boost] [asio] boost::asio::async_connect reports success on failure
From: Ben Pope (benpope81_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-09-08 22:45:42

On 08/07/13 13:00, Ben Pope wrote:
> On 03/07/13 17:12, Ben Pope wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I've found a regression between 1.53 to 1.54; if you compile
>> boost/libs/asio/example/cpp11/chat/chat_client.cpp and point it at a
>> host and port that doesn't exist or refuses the connection, instead of
>> coming back with an error, such as host not found or connection refused,
>> it reports success (on the conversion to bool).  (you might want to
>> embellish the example with a std::cout << error_code.message() <<
>> std::endl;)
> 
> https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/8795

Ping.

Christopher Kohlhoff doesn't seem entirely MIA, he has made commits to
his urdl library about 3 weeks ago, but no response on this issue.

What's the best way of a determining the correct fix and getting it in
before 1.55?

Ben