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newbie build question (threads and win32)
by Dave Viner 27 Mar '03

27 Mar '03

Hi, I'm trying to use Boost's threads on WIN32 using VC++ and having some difficulty. I've built the source cd D:\boost\boost_1_30_0; bjam "-sTOOLS=msvc" and after the build is done, there are some errors, but they all appear related to the regression testing. Then I cd libs\thread\build; bjam "-sTOOLS=msvc" and everything appears to work fine. However, my simple program can't compile. I get this error: d:\boost\boost_1_30_0\boost\thread\thread.hpp(17) : fatal error C1189: #error : Thread support is unavailable! My test program simply is: #include <boost/thread/thread.hpp> int main(int argc, char* argv[]) { printf("Hello World!\n"); return 0; } I can't seem to figure out why threads aren't enabled. I realize this is a very simple question, but I'd love to hear what silly thing I've done wrong. Thanks in advance for your help. dave

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RE: [Boost-Users] Problem with 1.30.0 lexical_cast
by Tom Matelich 27 Mar '03

27 Mar '03

I agree :( I tried to use the debugger, but once it went into stlport_icl.dll I couldn't see which ostream function was being called. I'm currently trying to change the ostream signature to take a reference rather than a copy, in hopes that that will help. Unfortunately the amount of code to compile between these areas is quite large. > -----Original Message----- > From: Terje Slettebø [mailto:tslettebo@chello.no] > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 9:15 PM > To: Boost-Users(a)yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Boost-Users] Problem with 1.30.0 lexical_cast > > > >From: "Tom Matelich" <tmatelich(a)zetec.com> > > > Compiler: gcc 3.2 and 3.2.2 > > > > I believe this is actually a bug in gcc, but I'm going to > post it hopes > that > > someone can help me. We have a handy little tool for > generating enums > with > > associated string conversion and stream > insertion/extraction functions. > > When we upgraded to boost 1.30.0, lexical_cast'ing one of > these enums to > > std::string started behaving incorrectly, rather than the > name, it is > giving > > me the integral value. It seems that the lexical_stream is > being used. > > Unfortunately, my test case is working fine. The complete test case > > (including definition of ZAcquisition::PPG) is appended at > the end. The > > code I am seeing failure with looks like: > > > > void foo(ZAcquisition::PPG::Type gt) > > { > > ... > > std::string str; > > str = boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(gt); > > std::cerr << "DEBUG, storing encode for PPG: " << str << > ", aka " << gt > > << std::endl; > > ... > > } > > > > This outputs (for example): > > DEBUG, storing encode for PPG: 0, aka ONE > > > > I tried boost::lexical_cast<std::string, > ZAcquisition::PPG::Type>(gt) as > > well. > > > > Anyone have any ideas? For now I'm going to back out to 1.29.0's > > lexical_cast. > > > It happens on my Windows/Intel 7.0 box as well. > > It's a little difficult when you don't have a failing test > case. If you had > that, I could have looked into it. The above code works > correctly on Intel > C++ 7.0 (Windows), here. > > > Regards, > > Terje > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ---------------------~--> > Get 128 Bit SSL Encryption! > http://us.click.yahoo.com/xaxhjB/hdqFAA/xGHJAA/EbFolB/TM > -------------------------------------------------------------- > -------~-> > > Info: <http://www.boost.org> > Wiki: <http://www.crystalclearsoftware.com/cgi-bin/boost_wiki/wiki.pl> > Unsubscribe: <mailto:boost-users-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: Information contained in this message and/or attachment(s) may contain confidential information of Zetec, Inc. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by return email. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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very basic questions
by jeremmim 27 Mar '03

27 Mar '03

hello, i have downloaded the boost_1_30_0.tar.gz package. and have unzipped it. it has worked succesfully. we don't know what to do next: we'd like to use this library to build a graph. jeremie

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test report_level in 1.30.0
by John Van Horne 27 Mar '03

27 Mar '03

We just upgraded from 1.29.0 to 1.30.0 and started having a problem running in the unit test framework. When we start the test with the command line parameter "--report_level=detailed" the tests crash. They work fine if we set the environment parameter BOOST_TEST_REPORT_LEVEL=detailed, or when we set other command line parameters, such as "--log_level=detailed". I looked at the code in libs/test/src/unit_test_main.cpp and saw that the command line parsing for report_level doesn't occur until after the unit test suite has been invoked. It appears that the unit test is then getting a command line that contains "--report_level=detailed". In our case, it doesn't know what to do with this. I hacked our copy of unit_test_main.cpp to parse the command line for --report_level before starting the unit test suite, storing the value locally. Has anyone else had this problem? Are we using the unit test framework the wrong way? Do you think I fixed it the right way, and will there be an official fix soon? Thanks, -John Van Horne

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Building Boost with MSVC 6
by Alex 27 Mar '03

27 Mar '03

I fail to build the Boost libraries with MSVC 6. Specifically, I need to build the BGL but is complains that GRAPHVIZ_GRAPH is not defined. I am running: bjam "-sTOOLS=msvc" Please help!

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Most efficient way to convert a run of Perl substitutions til boost::regex?
by Anders Johansen 27 Mar '03

27 Mar '03

Hi! I'm converting a Perl program that basically consists of a succession of regex transformations of the input string, eg.: #Case 1 - mutually exclusive endings s/erens$/\@r\@ns_/; s/ernes$/\@rn\@s_/; s/endes$/\@n\@s_/; s/estes$/\@st\@s_/; #Case 2: - a load of manipulations done in sequence s/jou/sju/g; s/jau/sjo/g; s/nch/ngk/g; Now the question is, how do I convert this to boost::regex code that runs as fast as possible. I expect to have to call the function implementing these transformations (there are /many/) about half a million times at runtime, and as I'm concerned about runtime performance, I'd obviously like to use the most efficient method available. I expect that Case #2 is simple, as I can use the regex_merge function, and nest the calls as in: static const boost::regex re1("jou"); static const boost::regex re1("jau"); static const boost::regex re1("nch"); static const std::string fs1("sju"); static const std::string fs2("sjo"); static const std::string fs3("ngk"); std::string res = regex_merge( regex_merge( regex_merge(input_string, re1, fs1) , re2, fs2) , re3, fs3); As to case 1, I guess I'd have to use a combination of the grep and format functions, and in the case as shown it'd be easy, as there is either one match or none for each line. Any suggestions wrt. improving run-time performance? Sincerely Anders S. Johansen

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Re: [Boost-Users] newbie build question (threads and win32)
by p_i_r_x＠gmx.net 27 Mar '03

27 Mar '03

From: Dave Viner [mailto:daveviner@yahoo.com] Hi, I'm trying to use Boost's threads on WIN32 using VC++ and having some difficulty. I've built the source cd D:\boost\boost_1_30_0; bjam "-sTOOLS=msvc" and after the build is done, there are some errors, but they all appear related to the regression testing. Then I cd libs\thread\build; bjam "-sTOOLS=msvc" and everything appears to work fine. However, my simple program can't compile. I get this error: d:\boost\boost_1_30_0\boost\thread\thread.hpp(17) : fatal error C1189: #error : Thread support is unavailable! My test program simply is: #include <boost/thread/thread.hpp> int main(int argc, char* argv[]) { printf("Hello World!\n"); return 0; } I can't seem to figure out why threads aren't enabled. I realize this is a very simple question, but I'd love to hear what silly thing I've done wrong. Thanks in advance for your help. dave try to set up project/settings/c++/code generation/run-time libary to multithreaded ... ciao andreas -- +++ GMX - Mail, Messaging & more http://www.gmx.net +++ Bitte lächeln! Fotogalerie online mit GMX ohne eigene Homepage!

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Error with Thread in 1.30.0: Tempate Depth
by Reed Hedges 27 Mar '03

27 Mar '03

Hello, Has anyone else had this problem? I am trying to build a program that uses the boost_thread library (v. 1.30.0), but get this error repeatedly: /usr/local/include/boost/type_traits/is_convertible.hpp: At top level: /usr/local/include/boost/type_traits/is_convertible.hpp:184: template instantiation depth exceeds maximum of 17 (use -ftemplate-depth-NN to increase the maximum) instantiating `struct boost::add_reference<VOS::AsyncConnect &>' /usr/local/include/boost/type_traits/is_convertible.hpp:184: instantiated from `boost::detail::is_convertible_impl<VOS::AsyncConnect &, boost::detail::int_convertible>' /usr/local/include/boost/type_traits/is_enum.hpp:91: instantiated from `boost::is_convertible<VOS::AsyncConnect &, boost::detail::int_convertible>' /usr/local/include/boost/type_traits/is_enum.hpp:91: instantiated from `boost::detail::is_enum_helper<false>::type<VOS::AsyncConnect &>' /usr/local/include/boost/type_traits/is_enum.hpp:91: instantiated from `boost::detail::is_enum_impl<VOS::AsyncConnect>' /usr/local/include/boost/type_traits/is_scalar.hpp:30: instantiated from `boost::is_enum<VOS::AsyncConnect>' /usr/local/include/boost/type_traits/is_scalar.hpp:30: instantiated from `boost::detail::is_scalar_impl<VOS::AsyncConnect>' /usr/local/include/boost/type_traits/is_pod.hpp:35: instantiated from `boost::is_scalar<VOS::AsyncConnect>' /usr/local/include/boost/type_traits/is_pod.hpp:35: instantiated from `boost::detail::is_pod_impl<VOS::AsyncConnect>' /usr/local/include/boost/type_traits/has_trivial_constructor.hpp:28: instantiated from `boost::is_POD<VOS::AsyncConnect>' /usr/local/include/boost/type_traits/has_trivial_constructor.hpp:28: instantiated from `boost::is_pod<VOS::AsyncConnect>' /usr/local/include/boost/type_traits/has_trivial_constructor.hpp:28: instantiated from `boost::detail::has_trivial_ctor_impl<VOS::AsyncConnect>' /usr/local/include/boost/type_traits/is_stateless.hpp:31: instantiated from `boost::has_trivial_constructor<VOS::AsyncConnect>' /usr/local/include/boost/type_traits/is_stateless.hpp:31: instantiated from `boost::detail::is_stateless_impl<VOS::AsyncConnect>' /usr/local/include/boost/function/function_base.hpp:195: instantiated from `boost::is_stateless<VOS::AsyncConnect>' /usr/local/include/boost/function/function_base.hpp:195: instantiated from `boost::detail::function::get_function_tag<VOS::AsyncConnect>' /usr/local/include/boost/function/function_template.hpp:431: instantiated from `boost::function0<R, Allocator>::assign_to (Functor) [with Functor = VOS::AsyncConnect, R = void, Allocator = allocator<boost::function_base>]' /usr/local/include/boost/function/function_template.hpp:293: instantiated from `boost::function0<R, Allocator>::function0 (Functor) [with Functor = VOS::AsyncConnect, R = void, Allocator = allocator<boost::function_base>]' remotesocketsite.cc:565: instantiated from here /usr/local/include/boost/type_traits/is_convertible.hpp:184: invalid use of undefined type `struct boost::add_reference<VOS::AsyncConnect &>' /usr/local/include/boost/type_traits/add_reference.hpp:78: forward declaration of `struct boost::add_reference<VOS::AsyncConnect &>' VOS::AsyncConnect is my program's class. Setting -ftempate-depth-20 resolves the problem. This problem does not appear in Boost 1.29.0 Any information is greatly appreciated. Thanks reed PS. Here is the full source files: http://www-robotics.cs.umass.edu/~reed/remotesocketsite.hh http://www-robotics.cs.umass.edu/~reed/remotesocketsite.cc The entire project can be downloaded from anonymous CVS (see http://interreality.org)

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Problem with 1.30.0 lexical_cast
by Tom Matelich 27 Mar '03

27 Mar '03

Compiler: gcc 3.2 and 3.2.2 I believe this is actually a bug in gcc, but I'm going to post it hopes that someone can help me. We have a handy little tool for generating enums with associated string conversion and stream insertion/extraction functions. When we upgraded to boost 1.30.0, lexical_cast'ing one of these enums to std::string started behaving incorrectly, rather than the name, it is giving me the integral value. It seems that the lexical_stream is being used. Unfortunately, my test case is working fine. The complete test case (including definition of ZAcquisition::PPG) is appended at the end. The code I am seeing failure with looks like: void foo(ZAcquisition::PPG::Type gt) { ... std::string str; str = boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(gt); std::cerr << "DEBUG, storing encode for PPG: " << str << ", aka " << gt << std::endl; ... } This outputs (for example): DEBUG, storing encode for PPG: 0, aka ONE I tried boost::lexical_cast<std::string, ZAcquisition::PPG::Type>(gt) as well. Anyone have any ideas? For now I'm going to back out to 1.29.0's lexical_cast. Thanks, Tom --------Complete Passing Test Case #include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp> #include <string> #include <cassert> #include <iostream> namespace ZAcquisition { namespace PPG { enum Type { ONE = 0, TWO, THREE, FOUR, INVALID = 100 }; Type stringToType(std::string const&); std::string typeToString(PPG::Type); const int size = 5; const Type values[size] = { ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, INVALID }; } } std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, ZAcquisition::PPG::Type); std::istream& operator>>(std::istream&, ZAcquisition::PPG::Type&); namespace { const char s_PPG_ONE[] = "ONE"; const char s_PPG_TWO[] = "TWO"; const char s_PPG_THREE[] = "THREE"; const char s_PPG_FOUR[] = "FOUR"; const char s_PPG_INVALID[] = "INVALID"; } std::string ZAcquisition::PPG::typeToString(ZAcquisition::PPG::Type type) { std::string ret("Invalid_PPG_type"); switch(type) { case PPG::ONE: ret = s_PPG_ONE; break; case PPG::TWO: ret = s_PPG_TWO; break; case PPG::THREE: ret = s_PPG_THREE; break; case PPG::FOUR: ret = s_PPG_FOUR; break; case PPG::INVALID: ret = s_PPG_INVALID; break; default: std::cerr << static_cast<int>(type) << " is not a valid PPG enumeration." << std::endl; } return ret; } ZAcquisition::PPG::Type ZAcquisition::PPG::stringToType(std::string const& str) { PPG::Type ret = PPG::ONE; if(0 == str.compare(s_PPG_TWO)) { ret = PPG::TWO; } else if(0 == str.compare(s_PPG_THREE)) { ret = PPG::THREE; } else if(0 == str.compare(s_PPG_FOUR)) { ret = PPG::FOUR; } else if(0 == str.compare(s_PPG_INVALID)) { ret = PPG::INVALID; } return ret; } std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, ZAcquisition::PPG::Type type) { return out << ZAcquisition::PPG::typeToString(type); } std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& in, ZAcquisition::PPG::Type& type) { std::string str; in >> str; type = ZAcquisition::PPG::stringToType(str); return in; } int main() { assert(std::string("ONE") == boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(ZAcquisition::PPG::ONE)); return 0; } ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: Information contained in this message and/or attachment(s) may contain confidential information of Zetec, Inc. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by return email. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Boost thread question
by Michael 27 Mar '03

27 Mar '03

I am having trouble getting the boost thread library to work. I am using Borland C++Builder 6 (on Win2k), and I tried the 1.29.0 release and the 1.30.0.b1 beta release and both give me the same errors in the condition.hpp file: line 93: " 'operator!' not implemented in type 'recursive_mutex' for arguments of the same type" and line 96: " 'recursive_mutex::m_mutex' is not accessible" Plus another 5 errors. I tried to look at the condition and recursive_mutex class definitions and I do not understand how they are implemented. Am I using it wrong to get that error? Let me know if you need a code sample. Thanks, Michael

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multi_array iterators ??
by dbkita 27 Mar '03

27 Mar '03

I am intersted in a simple way to iterate on a multi_array (or better yet a multi_array_view) regardless of dimension or ranges or order of access. I suppose for the entire multi_array one can use the data() method to return a T* and step through the contiguous memory block. But the case for a multi_array_view doesn't not seem nearly so simple taking into account strides, offsets, and degenerate ranges and all. Thanks in advance for any advice.

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RE: [Boost-Users] Problem with 1.30.0 lexical_cast
by Tom Matelich 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

> From: Tom Matelich [mailto:tmatelich@zetec.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 1:40 PM > > > Compiler: gcc 3.2 and 3.2.2 > > I believe this is actually a bug in gcc, but I'm going to > post it hopes that someone can help me. Well, I can't blame gcc. It happens on my Windows/Intel 7.0 box as well. I am really confused here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: Information contained in this message and/or attachment(s) may contain confidential information of Zetec, Inc. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by return email. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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boost/type_traits/config.hpp
by H. Morishima 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

My compiler issues the following warning message (boost v1.29.0, G++ 3.2 with warning level high): boost_1_29_0/boost/type_traits/config.hpp:90:55: warning: "BOOST_MSVC" is not defined boost/type_traits/config.hpp: line 90 is: # if (........ || BOOST_MSVC > 1301 || ........) Shouldn't it be as follows? # if (........ || #defined(BOOST_MSVC) && BOOST_MSVC > 1301 || ........) H. Morishima

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BCB6 Internal compiler error in "linear_congruential.hpp" from the random library
by Eike Petersen 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

Hi, to whomever it may concern: I just downloaded boost 1.30 and tried to recompile my libraries and applications. Now just including the header "linear_congruential.hpp" from the random library produces an internal compiler error: "[C++ Fatal Error] linear_congruential.hpp(113): F1004 Internal compiler error at 0xc4c367 with base 0xc10000" [...] #ifndef BOOST_NO_MEMBER_TEMPLATE_FRIENDS template<class CharT, class Traits> friend std::basic_ostream<CharT,Traits>& operator<<(std::basic_ostream<CharT,Traits>& os, const linear_congruential& lcg) { os << lcg._x; return os; } template<class CharT, class Traits> friend std::basic_istream<CharT,Traits>& operator>>(std::basic_istream<CharT,Traits>& is, linear_congruential& lcg) { is >> lcg._x; return is; } #endif [...] As I do not require the streaming facilities I just commented that section out and everything works fine. Maybe not really a solution. Regards Eike P.S: BCB6 with UPD4 was used (BCC32 5.6.4)

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Linking with Unit Test Framework on VC7
by d_zakaib 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

Hi, I've got the following program to test the unit test suite: --------------------------------- // ICFGTest.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application. // #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp> using namespace boost::unit_test_framework; void testPass() { BOOST_CHECK( true ); } test_suite* init_unit_test_suite( int argc, char* argv[] ) { test_suite* test= BOOST_TEST_SUITE( "Test test suite" ); test->add( BOOST_TEST_CASE( &testPass )); return test; } --------------------------------- when I link this with the boost v1.30 unit test framework, I get the following linker errors: Linking... libboost_unit_test_framework.lib(unit_test_suite.obj) : error LNK2005: "public: virtual unsigned long __thiscall boost::unit_test_framework::test_case::size(void)const " (?size@test_case@unit_test_framework@boost@@UBEKXZ) already defined in ICFGTest.obj ICFGTest.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "bool __cdecl boost::test_toolbox::detail::test_and_continue_impl(bool,struct boost::test_toolbox::detail::wrapstrstream const &,char const *,int,bool,enum boost::unit_test_framework::report_level)" (?test_and_continue_impl@detail@test_toolbox@boost @@YA_N_NABUwrapstrstream@123@PBDH0W4report_level@u nit_test_framework@3@@Z) referenced in function "void __cdecl testPass(void)" (?testPass@@YAXXZ) ICFGTest.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: __thiscall boost::unit_test_framework::test_suite::test_suite(char const *)" (??0test_suite@unit_test_framework@boost@@QAE@PBD@Z) referenced in function "class boost::unit_test_framework::test_suite * __cdecl init_unit_test_suite(int,char * * const)" (?init_unit_test_suite@@YAPAVtest_suite@unit_test_ framework@boost@@HQAPAD@Z) Debug/ICFGTest.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals ------------------------ The unresolved symbol test_and_continue_impl seems most curious since one of it's parameters expects a wrapstrstream, not a wrap_strstream as the function declaration itself would suggest. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? (NOTE: I'm linking to the static multi-threaded lib). Thanks! Dan

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Spirit semantic actions and closures
by venkatram_krishnaswamy 26 Mar '03

26 Mar '03

Hi I have a question about semantic actions which generate the equivalent of synthesized attributes. It seems that the right hand side of the expression below rule = element [rule.val = val_type(some_params)]; will require the type of val in the closure associated with rule to be val_type which has a constructor which looks like val_type::val_type(some_params). Its not clear to me however how I would synthesize an attribute which is a pointer to some type. For example, in the closure I would like the type of synthesized attribute to be val_type* and for the right hand side of assignment above to be val_type(some_params)() which returns a val_type* where the following was true of the () operator : const val_type* val_type::operator () {do something and eventually return a val_type*;} I'd be very grateful if someone could clue me in on how I might do this. thanks venkat

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uBlas blas and lapack binds
by geert_ceuppens 25 Mar '03

25 Mar '03

When will the blas and lapack binds be included with uBlas? I hoped to see them in the 1-30 release : ( Thanks - Geert

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ublas: questions from a newcomer
by stuart macgregor 25 Mar '03

25 Mar '03

I am interested in ublas for linear algebra. In addition to the simple operations supported by ublas I will need comprehensive access to lapack for the real work. I see in the wiki that some work has been done in this area. Is this numeric/binding stuff working, and can it be readily extended to the full set of lapack routines? Some kind of meta program to generate lapack interfaces from a parameter spec would be nice (ruby/perl? or just a description of what needs to be done) Then I could happily bring up the interfaces I need. Is there any way to generate vectore and matrices which do not own the data buffer which they provide access to - 'view' or 'sub' objects in other lin alg packages? This would be very valuable to me for interfacing existing code, without duplicating storage and doing unnecessary copies. I found it difficult to determine from the current documentation. I have one worry: Ublas, and most of the boost modules, seems to me not for the faint hearted. They are clearly powerful, but seem to expect a lot from a potential user. Are these facilities aimed at library writers rather than users whoes skill focus may lie in other domains? I am thinking of apl (and related J++ (not java)) which is very powerful, but has only minority appeal because it is too alien and unnatural for ordinary mortals. The advocates take great pride in how powerful a small and almost incomprehensible line of code can be (FFT in one short line etc.), and implicitly how clever they are to generate and understand it. I expect that a user level doc may eventually make ublas/lapack much more approachable by a non computer science mathematician or engineer. Forgive me if the above sounds critical and ungracious for free software, but I want to use boost and I am worried that it may be too demanding for its benefites to be justified for use by the group of people I work with. -- Stuart

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RE: [Boost-Users] shared_array with memcpy, help request
by bjorn.karlsson＠readsoft.com 25 Mar '03

25 Mar '03

> From: Blake D [mailto:BlakeTNC@yahoo.com] > I am a new boost user, and I'm trying to convert a large > project to use the > smart pointers. I have a use for shared_array buy the memcpy > line from the > following code snippet(, and all memcpy's) throw an exception with the > shared_arrays and I don't know why. Am I doing something > obvious wrong? [snip] > boost::shared_array<uint8> p_data(new uint8[data_length]); The above declaration of a local variable called p_data is probably not what you intended (you want to initialize the member variable p_data). If you cannot (or won't) perform the initialization in the constructor initializer, you'll need to reset the shared_array like so: p_data.reset(new uint8[data_length]); Or, in the initializer: c_Packet::c_Packet (const c_Packet & r_packet) : p_data(new uint8[r_packed.data_length]) { data_length = r_packet.data_length; ... } ...and then perform the memcpy. By the way, you are actually sharing this data, right? If not, scoped_array would probably be a better choice for managing resource lifetime. Bjorn Karlsson

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shared_array with memcpy, help request
by Blake D 25 Mar '03

25 Mar '03

Hello everyone :) I am a new boost user, and I'm trying to convert a large project to use the smart pointers. I have a use for shared_array buy the memcpy line from the following code snippet(, and all memcpy's) throw an exception with the shared_arrays and I don't know why. Am I doing something obvious wrong? Thank you, Blake //------------------class declaration snippet--------------------------------- // Pointer to the packet boost::shared_array<uint8> p_data; // uint8 * p_data; <--- old working line //------------------class cpp file snippet--------------------------------- // copy Constructor c_Packet::c_Packet (const c_Packet & r_packet) { data_length = r_packet.data_length; boost::shared_array<uint8> p_data(new uint8[data_length]); // p_data = new uint8[data_length]; <--- old working line // Copy data from our source object to this object memcpy(p_data.get(), r_packet.p_data.get(), data_length); // <- throws exception! // memcpy(p_data, r_packet.p_data, data_length); <---- old working line #ifdef DO_DEBUG // cout << "packet copy constructor called" << endl ; #endif // DO_DEBUG }

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regarding the quality of math functions in stl/boost
by adam_speight 24 Mar '03

24 Mar '03

I've often heard that you should never trust your system implementation of functions like sqrt, exp, sin, cos, rand, etc. Instead, most mathematicians say that one should use an implementation that is known to be accurate up to some order. Unfortunately, using third-party code for these functions hinders portability. I know that boost has a formidable random number generation library that uses the cmath versions of basic math functions. Does the stl standard, or various implementations of stl, make any gaurantees about the accuracy of these basic math functions? Are they safe to use for mathematical applications in practice? Thanks, Adam

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First problems with 1.30.0
by klapshin 24 Mar '03

24 Mar '03

I am trying new 1.30.0 release and got couple of problems on MSVC6 SP5. First of all, compiling #include <boost/date_time/gregorian/gregorian.hpp> int main() { boost::gregorian::from_string( "" ); return 0; } yields warning: I:\SW\EXTERNAL\BOOST_1_30_0\boost/lexical_cast.hpp(147) : warning C4800: 'void *' : forcing value to bool 'true' or 'false' (performance warning) I:\SW\EXTERNAL\BOOST_1_30_0\boost/lexical_cast.hpp(146) : while compiling class-template member function 'bool __thiscall boost::detail::lexical_stream<int,class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > >::operator <<(const class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> > &)' Much bigger problem is that compiling simple #include <boost/random/uniform_01.hpp> int main(){return 0;} fails with: I:\SW\EXTERNAL\BOOST_1_30_0\boost/random/uniform_01.hpp(44) : error C2275: 'std::numeric_limits<`template-parameter258'>::is_integer' : illegal use of this type as an expression I:\SW\EXTERNAL\BOOST_1_30_0\boost/random/uniform_01.hpp (95) : see reference to class template instantiation 'boost::uniform_01<UniformRandomNumberGenerator,RealTyp e>' being compiled I:\SW\EXTERNAL\BOOST_1_30_0\boost/random/uniform_01.hpp(44) : error C2027: use of undefined type 'STATIC_ASSERTION_FAILURE' I:\SW\EXTERNAL\BOOST_1_30_0\boost/static_assert.hpp(29) : see declaration of 'STATIC_ASSERTION_FAILURE' I:\SW\EXTERNAL\BOOST_1_30_0\boost/random/uniform_01.hpp (95) : see reference to class template instantiation 'boost::uniform_01<UniformRandomNumberGenerator,RealTyp e>' being compiled

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RE: [Boost-Users] boost 1_30_0
by bjorn.karlsson＠readsoft.com 24 Mar '03

24 Mar '03

> From: Barnali [mailto:yg-boost-users@m.gmane.org] > > Has anyone figured out how to make boost 1_30_0 work with > Intel compiler > version 7 ? > None of the prescribed methods seem to work ! > I had to hard code it in some places to get it work. > > Barnali Any specific libraries? Error messages? What did you need to change? Without information about the problems you're experiencing, it's impossible for anyone to provide answers - please be more specific than "it doesn't work"! Bjorn Karlsson

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run-tests.sh
by Barnali 24 Mar '03

24 Mar '03

The ~tools/regression/run-tests.sh does not work for multiple compilers. Barnali

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Regex / boost 1.30.0 / HP-UX 11i / gcc 3.2
by Tom Matelich 24 Mar '03

24 Mar '03

Problem compiling c_regex_traits.cpp: g++ -c -DNO_PLT_CALLS -fPIC -ftemplate-depth-30 -Wall -W -g -BOOST_REGEX_NO_LIB -DBOOST_REGEX_STATIC_LINK -DDBG_ENABLED -DQT_NO_ASCII_CAST -DQT_ALTERNATE_QTSMANIP -DBOOST_REGEX_NO_LIB -DBOOST_REGEX_STATIC_LINK -I/usr/local/eddynet/opt/qt/mkspecs/hpux-g++ -I. -I. -I/usr/local/eddynet/opt/qt/include -IMOCS/ -o OBJS/c_regex_traits.o libs/regex/src/c_regex_traits.cpp libs/regex/src/c_regex_traits.cpp: In static member function `static void boost::c_regex_traits<char>::update()': libs/regex/src/c_regex_traits.cpp:655: call of overloaded `getlocale(int)' is ambiguous /usr/include/locale.h:114: candidates are: locale_data* getlocale(int) libs/regex/src/c_regex_traits.cpp:62: const char* <unnamed>::getlocale(int) For the time being I'm going to introduce a named namespace inside the anonymous namespace and scope the call. Thanks, Tom ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: Information contained in this message and/or attachment(s) may contain confidential information of Zetec, Inc. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by return email. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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