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Re: [Boost-users] x86_64 needs -fPIC issue, anyone successful?
by Bill Freeman 06 Aug '10

06 Aug '10

Bill Freeman wrote: > I'm trying to build a library (librets) that links > against boost libraries in order to build a shared > library (as part of a SWIG based python extension). ... > /usr/bin/ld: /home/f/Desktop/rets/lib/libboost_system.a(error_code.o): > relocation R_X86_64_32 against `.rodata.str1.1' can not be used when > making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC > ... > Or, if not, can someone tell me how to tell the bjam > stuff to apply -fPIC so that I can try that. ... Neal Becker wrote: --------------------------------------- You should have a libboost_system.so to link against (which should have, and probably was, built with -fpic). Either: 1) You don't have libboost_system.so where linker is looking or 2) Usually these are setup as symlinks, libboost_system.so -> libboost_system.so.x.y.z You could be missing the symlink, or it could point to the wrong place. ------------------------------------------ The so files are there. But librets explicitly wants the .a, presumably because it wants to bind in the actual code, rather than the stub. While python extension libraries themselves need to be shared, so that they can be loaded dynamicly, at run time, the librets folks apparently don't want to depend on the boost shared libraries being installed on the target system. While the wisdom of that choice is debatable, librets is simply something I want to use (from python). I'm not involved in its development community. I'm just looking for the easy way out. Getting the boost static's built PIC seems worth trying. Bill

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[Boost.Log] Adding indentation to log messages written via BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL
by Torri, Stephen CIV NSWCDD, W15 06 Aug '10

06 Aug '10

Symptom: Adding indentation to log messages sometimes results in no indentation being added to incoming log messages. Environment: Fedora 13 Boost version: trunk (1.44 prior to beta release) Boost.Log version: 1.0 Compiler: GCC 4.4.4 Research: As I read the documentation I see that the Boost.Log talks about a non-empty log record is considered to be tied to the current thread. Since my program is single threaded I did not consider my initial attempt of using inline functions in a separate namespace with a namespace variable to keep track of indentation level to be a problem. My first attempt looked like: namespace project { namespace log { static boost::uint32_t indent_level = 0; #ifdef DEBUG #include <boost/log/trivial.hpp> #include <boost/format.hpp> /*! * \brief Record the entering of a function * \param function String name of the function being entered */ template <typename Function> inline void record_enter ( Function const& function ) { BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(trace) << std::string ( indent_level, ' ' ) << boost::str ( boost::format ( "(Enter) %1%" ) % function ); indent_level += 2; } /*! * \brief Record the exiting from a function * \param function String name of the function being exited */ template <typename Function> inline void record_exit ( Function const& function ) { BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(trace) << std::string ( indent_level, ' ' ) << boost::str ( boost::format ( "(Exit) %1%" ) % function ); indent_level -= 2; } /*! * \brief Record a message with one input * \param format_string String written in the Boost.Format style to be used to parse input * \param t1 Input value */ template <typename Format, typename T1> inline void record_debug ( Format const& format_string, T1 const& t1 ) { BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(debug) << std::string ( indent_level, ' ' ) << boost::str ( boost::format ( format_string ) % t1 ); } #else template <typename Function> inline void record_enter ( Function const& ) {} template <typename Function> inline void record_exit ( Function const& ) {} template <typename Format, typename T1> inline void record_debug ( Format const&, T1 const& ) {} } // namespace log } // namespace project #endif When I run the code I see that the indentation is tracking by steps of 2 as I go into functions and reduced by 2 as I exit. There are exceptions where the indentation is 0 for a few lines or so then resumes the correct level. The problem I think is that there are more than one thread handling what I send to Boost.Log via BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL. It as if there is one thread that has the correct level and another thread that has indent_level set to 0. For example: 1 [2010-Aug-06 12:03:15.329757] [0x88bb070] [trace] (Enter) void Test::functionA() 2 [2010-Aug-06 12:03:15.330867] [0x88bb070] [debug] Function A: do something 3 [2010-Aug-06 12:03:15.330989] [0x88bb070] [trace] (Enter) double Value::CalcX() 4 [2010-Aug-06 12:03:15.331124] [0x88bb070] [debug] X: 5 5 [2010-Aug-06 12:03:15.331188] [0x88bb070] [debug] Y: 10 6 [2010-Aug-06 12:03:15.331252] [0x88bb070] [trace] (Enter) double Value::CalcX() My intial guess is that I have Boost.Log compiled multi-threaded and I have a single-threaded solution. Is there a way to track which thread was recording a message in Boost.Log? I would like to confirm Boost.Log is using different threads to handle my messages. Also is there a better way to do what I want? Stephen Stephen Torri, PhD NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER DAHLGREN 17214 Ave B Suite 121 Dahlgren, Va. 22448 540-653-7055 I am not a contracting officer. I cannot modify or initiate contracts, nor do I have the authority to financially commit the government in any way.

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Problem with enable_shared_from_this and shared_ptr
by Ryan McConnehey 06 Aug '10

06 Aug '10

If class "Pool" inherits from enable_shared_from_this the documentation says I'm able to do the following. shared_ptr<Pool> aPool = shared_from_this(); The minimal code I've included shows that this isn't happening. The code compiles but I get this error "tr1::bad_weak_ptr". What should I be doing different? Ryan [CODE] //C++ Includes #include <exception> #include <iostream> #include <vector> #include <algorithm> //Boost Includes #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp> #include <boost/enable_shared_from_this.hpp> class pool : public boost::enable_shared_from_this< pool > { private: using boost::enable_shared_from_this< pool >::shared_from_this; public: boost::shared_ptr<int> get(void) { boost::shared_ptr<pool> aPool = shared_from_this(); //This is where the tr1::bad_weak_ptr happens. return boost::shared_ptr<int>(new int); } }; int main(int argc, char * argv[]) { try { pool * myPool = new pool; boost::shared_ptr<int> a = myPool->get(); } catch (std::exception & exception) { std::cout << exception.what() << std::endl; } return 0; }

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Re: [Boost-users] x86_64 needs -fPIC issue, anyone successful? (Bill Freeman)
by Vial, Florent 06 Aug '10

06 Aug '10

Hi Bill, > /usr/bin/ld: /home/f/Desktop/rets/lib/libboost_system.a(error_code.o): > relocation R_X86_64_32 against `.rodata.str1.1' can not be used when making a shared object; > recompile with -fPIC > Or if someone knows that the -fPIC won't help, or has alternate suggestions, please let me know. -fPIC is usually used when building a shared object, so it should not be relevant as you are linking statically to the library. However, I had the same problem as you lately and it had not _anything_ to do with fPIC whatsoever. It was because i was compiling with gcc 3.4.5 and the flag -fvisibility=hidden and -fvisibility-inlines-hidden. Those 2 flags are correctly implemented from gcc 4.1 onwards i think. Maybe this helped, --Florent Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH & Co. Betriebs KG Sitz: Munchen - Registergericht: Amtsgericht Munchen - Handelsregisternummer: HRA 57918 Personlich haftender Gesellschafter: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH Sitz: Munchen - Registergericht: Amtsgericht Munchen - Handelsregisternummer: HRB 54477 Geschaftsfuhrer: Franz Kraus; Dr. Martin Prillmann A new star is born - ALEXA the most versatile digital camera system. Get all the latest information from arridigital.com and YouTube.

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[program_options] unknown positional option
by Jeffrey Finkelstein 05 Aug '10

05 Aug '10

I'm having some trouble using the program_options library. Here is some code slightly modified from an example in the documentation for boost::program_options. <code> #include <iostream> #include <vector> #include <string> #include <boost/program_options/positional_options.hpp> #include <boost/program_options/variables_map.hpp> #include <boost/program_options/parsers.hpp> namespace po = boost::program_options; int main(int argc, char ** argv) { po::positional_options_description desc; desc.add("files", -1); std::cout << "Declared positional options." << std::endl; po::variables_map vm; po::store(po::command_line_parser(argc, argv).positional(desc).run(), vm); std::cout << "Stored command line arguments into vm." << std::endl; po::notify(vm); std::cout << "Notified vm that all args have been parsed" << std::endl; std::cout << " num files specified: " << vm.count("files") << std::endl; std::vector<std::string> files = vm["files"].as<std::vector<std::string> >(); for (unsigned int i = 0; i < files.size(); ++i) { std::cout << "file: " << files[i] << std::endl; } return 0; } </code> Linking with version 1.40, the above code, when run with the command line arguments "hello world", produces the following output: <shell> Declared positional options. terminate called after throwing an instance of 'boost::exception_detail::clone_\ impl<boost::exception_detail::error_info_injector<boost::program_options::unkno\ wn_option> >' what(): unknown option files Aborted </shell> Linking with version 1.43, the above code, when run with the command line arguments "hello world", produces the following output: <shell> Declared positional options. Segmentation fault </shell> Am I missing something about how to use positional arguments with this library? I am using Ubuntu 10.04 on x86. The 1.40 version of boost::program_options was installed through the repositories, I compiled the 1.43 version manually. Jeffrey

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[1.44] Beta 1 available
by Beman Dawes 05 Aug '10

05 Aug '10

Boost release 1.43.0 beta 1 is now available from SourceForge See http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/ There are two new libraries (Meta State Machine and Polygon) in this release, and lots of fixes and improvements to existing libraries. For details of what's in the release, see http://beta.boost.org/users/news/version_1_44_0. Note that the links to files on this web page are for the final release - use the SourceForge link above to get the beta files. Please download the beta, give it a try, and report any problems you encounter. Thanks, -- The Boost Release Team

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Problem
by Luigi Seregni 05 Aug '10

05 Aug '10

Hello, I'm currently developing a windows ce application and I need to use some regular expression. My colleagues suggest me to use boost regex library, but I've experienced some troubles during installation procedures. I'm currently working on Visual Studio 9.0, so I've download the libraries' installer files from this site BoostPro computing. I've followed all the instructions stated in this document: http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_43_0/more/getting_started/windows.html#id33, but when I try to compile the example at point 6 (link your program to a boost library) I've obtained this error from compiler: 1>C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_42\boost/regex/v4/regex_workaround.hpp(46) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'locale': No such file or directory I've tried to find a solution but I still haven't found a solution! Can you please help me? Best regards, -- Luigi Seregni

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ptr_vector sort usage
by archie14 05 Aug '10

05 Aug '10

I can't figure out how to use "sort" method in ptr_vector with the function object. Operator < should be defined, but for various reasons I cant define it in the class A, and I have to do the comparison between the A values using some other values. Example: class A { public: int i; }; class Compare { public: Compare (int i) : _i(i){} //this does not compile, but what's the proper way to define // function object for the sort method in ptr_vector? bool operator<(const A& v1, const A& v2) { return (v1.i > v2.i) &&(_i != 1); } private: int _i; }; ptr_vector<A> lst; Compare cmp(3); lst.sort(cmp);

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boost MPI install error
by Jack Bryan 05 Aug '10

05 Aug '10

Dear All: I am trying to install boost on MPI clsuter with MPICH2. After ./bjam install, I compile a test program provided by boost.org . But I got errors: The program is :-----------------------------------------------------------------#include <iostream>#include <boost/mpi/environment.hpp>#include <boost/mpi/communicator.hpp> namespace mpi = boost::mpi; int main(int argc, char* argv[]){ mpi::environment env(argc, argv); mpi::communicator world; std::cout << "I am process " << world.rank() << " of " << world.size() << "." << std::endl; return 0;}-------------------------------------------------------------- Errors: ------------------------------------------------------------------mpic++ -o testp2p test_p2p.cpp -I/home/boost_2010_8_1/boost_1_43_0 -L/home/boost_2010_8_1/boost_1_43_0/stage/lib -lboost_mpi -lboost_serialization/usr/bin/ld: warning: liblam.so.0, needed by /home/boost_2010_8_1/boost_1_43_0/stage/lib/libboost_mpi.so, not found (try using -rpath or -rpath-link)/usr/bin/ld: warning: liblamf77mpi.so.0, needed by /home/boost_2010_8_1/boost_1_43_0/stage/lib/libboost_mpi.so, not found (try using -rpath or -rpath-link)/usr/bin/ld: warning: liblammpi++.so.0, needed by /home/boost_2010_8_1/boost_1_43_0/stage/lib/libboost_mpi.so, not found (try using -rpath or -rpath-link)/home/boost_2010_8_1/boost_1_43_0/stage/lib/libboost_mpi.so: undefined reference to `lam_mpi_short'/home/boost_2010_8_1/boost_1_43_0/stage/lib/libboost_mpi.so: undefined reference to `lam_mpi_unsigned'/home/boost_2010_8_1/boost_1_43_0/stage/lib/libboost_mpi.so: undefined reference to `PMPI::Comm::mpi_comm_map'/home/boost_2010_8_1/boost_1_43_0/stage/lib/libboost_mpi.so: undefined reference to `op_intercept'/home/boost_2010_8_1/boost_1_43_0/stage/lib/libboost_mpi.so: undefined reference to `lam_mpi_errors_return'/home/boost_2010_8_1/boost_1_43_0/stage/lib/libboost_mpi.so: undefined reference to `PMPI::Intracomm::current_op'/home/boost_2010_8_1/boost_1_43_0/stage/lib/libboost_mpi.so: undefined reference to `lam_mpi_comm_world'/home/boost_2010_8_1/boost_1_43_0/stage/lib/libboost_mpi.so: undefined reference to `lam_mpi_unsigned_char'/home/boost_2010_8_1/boost_1_43_0/stage/lib/libboost_mpi.so: undefined reference to `lam_mpi_char'/home/boost_2010_8_1/boost_1_43_0/stage/lib/libboost_mpi.so: undefined reference to `PMPI::Comm::mpi_err_map'/home/boost_2010_8_1/boost_1_43_0/stage/lib/libboost_mpi.so: undefined reference to `lam_mpi_group_empty'/home/boost_2010_8_1/boost_1_43_0/stage/lib/libboost_mpi.so: undefined reference to `lam_mpi_packed'collect2: ld returned 1 exit status ------------------------------------------------------------------- It seems that it needs LAM/MPI. But, the LAM/MPI has been installed: PATH=/home/openmpi_123/bin:/home/boost_2010_8_1/boost_1_43_0: ....... I used ./bjam --prefix=mypathand then ./bjam and then ./bjam installAny help is appreciated. Any help is appreciated. thanks Jack Aug. 3 2010

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BGL: interrupting breadth_first_search() at a certain distance/predicate?
by Anders Wallin 05 Aug '10

05 Aug '10

Hi all, I have a graph where I start at a certain vertex and want to find the next undiscovered vertex at a maximum distance of 5 or so from the source vertex. Now I am running breadth_first_search() using a record_distances() visitor and I get the distances to all other vertices (say 10 000 of them) in my graph. This makes my algorithm slow, since I only need to know about vertices at a max distance of 5-6, not all of them. Is there a way of interrupting the algorithm when a certain predicate function supplied by me evaluates to true? (e.g. max distance reached, or a new interesting/valid vertex found, etc) thanks, AW

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