November 2023 - Boost-users

Could sprintf be replaced with snprintf?
by McGrath, Justin M 30 Nov '23

30 Nov '23

I am using some Boost libraries in a code base that does not want any use of sprintf. An automatic test flags any calls to it or vsprintf. Is it possible to replace all uses of sprintf with snprintf? I really doubt there are actually any security issues here, but I'm hoping this wouldn't be too difficult or cause any problems other than the effort to do it. Cheers, Justin

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[Boost.Test] Saving Context Information for Failed Test Cases
by Bingtao Yin 16 Nov '23

16 Nov '23

I am a user of Boost.Test, and I am currently looking for a way to record some context information when dealing with failed test cases. Specifically, I would like to save certain variables to a file to facilitate debugging Could you please advise on any methods or recommendations within Boost.Test to fulfill this requirement? Are there any best practices or example code snippets that you could share? Thank you very much for your assistance! Best regards,

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Re: [Boost-users] Problem with named_mutex on Windows
by David C. Partridge 15 Nov '23

15 Nov '23

I just realised it's not hanging - it's thrown an interprocess exception. I have revised my code to capture and report on that. I will let you know what it says. David From: David C. Partridge <david.partridge(a)perdrix.co.uk> Sent: 13 November 2023 14:16 To: 'boost-users(a)lists.boost.org' <boost-users(a)lists.boost.org> Subject: Problem with named_mutex on Windows I have a user reporting that the following code in my application's main() hangs unless he uses "Run as Adminstrator": ZTRACE_RUNTIME("Checking Mutex"); bip::named_mutex dssMutex{ bip::open_or_create, "DeepSkyStacker.Mutex.UniqueID.12354687" }; bip::scoped_lock<bip::named_mutex> lk(dssMutex, bip::defer_lock); const bool firstInstance{ lk.try_lock() }; ZTRACE_RUNTIME(" firstInstance: %s", firstInstance ? "true" : "false"); The trace shows "Checking mutex" and then it all stops. Is my code in error and if so what do I need to change? If not, how can I determine what the problem is? On a related issue: I think that this is C++ Exception safe, as the mutex will be unlocked and deleted. However, if a C exception occurs then how should I clean up? Is the named_mutex persistent over reboots? If so, where is it held (in case I need to do a manual cleanup). Many thanks David

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Problem with named_mutex on Windows
by David C. Partridge 13 Nov '23

13 Nov '23

I have a user reporting that the following code in my application's main() hangs unless he uses "Run as Adminstrator": ZTRACE_RUNTIME("Checking Mutex"); bip::named_mutex dssMutex{ bip::open_or_create, "DeepSkyStacker.Mutex.UniqueID.12354687" }; bip::scoped_lock<bip::named_mutex> lk(dssMutex, bip::defer_lock); const bool firstInstance{ lk.try_lock() }; ZTRACE_RUNTIME(" firstInstance: %s", firstInstance ? "true" : "false"); The trace shows "Checking mutex" and then it all stops. Is my code in error and if so what do I need to change? If not, how can I determine what the problem is? On a related issue: I think that this is C++ Exception safe, as the mutex will be unlocked and deleted. However, if a C exception occurs then how should I clean up? Is the named_mutex persistent over reboots? If so, where is it held (in case I need to do a manual cleanup). Many thanks David

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Optimizing serialization of std containers
by Gidi Gal 05 Nov '23

05 Nov '23

Hello, Are there any settings or additional code required to optimize the serialization of std containers ? I serialize a nested container: std::vector<std::deque<int>>. The max size of each deque entry is 20. I include boost/serialization/deque.hpp and boost/serialization/vector.hpp and I serialize the container in the following way: std::ofstream ofs(outFileName); boost::archive::binary_oarchive oa(ofs); oa << data; I created data with 10600 integers in the deque. The size of the serialized output file is 54493. Now, I test an alternate serialization. I serialized the size of the vector and then per each entry I serialize its size, which cannot be more than 20, so char is enough for that, next I serialize the integers in this entry. The size of the serialized output file is 43484. Is there a way to achieve better results for the default serialization ? Thanks, Gidi

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