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All tools code frozen!
by Rene Rivera 29 Jul '08

29 Jul '08

Since I don't enjoy reverting changes when I don't have the time (I'm in the middle of my own product release). And since Boost is nearing the end of a release cycle. *ALL* tool changes are hereby *FROZEN* except for emergency fixes. Any changes must be approved by Beman or myself. And such changes must include making sure Boost testing runs adequately in *both* a Windows platform and a Unix platform. This means going to the boost-root/status directory and running the tests for *at least one* library, but preferably all of them. Thank you for paying attention. -- -- Grafik - Don't Assume Anything -- Redshift Software, Inc. - http://redshift-software.com -- rrivera/acm.org (msn) - grafik/redshift-software.com -- 102708583/icq - grafikrobot/aim,yahoo,skype,efnet,gmail

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[iostreams] File times on POSIX systems
by Markus Schöpflin 29 Jul '08

29 Jul '08

Hello, currently iostreams has a number of failures on POSIX systems because of the use of the non-existent function futimes(). futimes() conforms to 4.2BSD and is unknown to POSIX, which only has utime() to set file access and modification times. Unfortunately utime() works in term of path names and not file descriptors, and I'm not aware of any suitable replacement, so perhaps the interface for the functionality in question needs to be changed. Regards, Markus

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[spirit] files missing on trunk
by Juergen Hunold 29 Jul '08

29 Jul '08

Hi ! It seems that the files changed/added in revision 47602 (see http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/47602 ) are missing from trunk and are causing the regression tests to fail. (at least locally here...) Yours, Jürgen -- * Dipl.-Math. Jürgen Hunold ! Ingenieurgesellschaft für * voice: ++49 511 262926 57 ! Verkehrs- und Eisenbahnwesen mbH * fax : ++49 511 262926 99 ! Lister Straße 15 * juergen.hunold(a)ivembh.de ! www.ivembh.de * * Geschäftsführer: ! Sitz des Unternehmens: Hannover * Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Siefer ! Amtsgericht Hannover, HRB 56965 * PD Dr.-Ing. Alfons Radtke !

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[Serialization] [1.36.0] extended_type_info_typeid::destroy should use boost::serialization::access
by Doug Gregor 28 Jul '08

28 Jul '08

Somewhere between Boost 1.35.0 and 1.36.0, Boost.Serialization lost the ability to (de-)serialize a pointer to a class with a protected or private destructor. The problem is in extended_type_info_typeid::destroy, which tries to delete a pointer directly rather than using boost::serialization::access::destroy. This is unfortunate, because it's breaking a use of the serialization library in VTK. The patch below fixes the problem and passes all regression tests. Okay to commit to trunk and the 1.36.0 branch? - Doug Index: extended_type_info_typeid.hpp =================================================================== --- extended_type_info_typeid.hpp (revision 47849) +++ extended_type_info_typeid.hpp (working copy) @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ #include <boost/type_traits/is_polymorphic.hpp> #include <boost/type_traits/remove_const.hpp> +#include <boost/serialization/access.hpp> #include <boost/serialization/singleton.hpp> #include <boost/serialization/extended_type_info.hpp> #include <boost/serialization/factory.hpp> @@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ public: } } void destroy(void const * const p) const{ - delete static_cast<T const *>(p) ; + boost::serialization::access::destroy(static_cast<T const *>(p)); } };

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Question about boost.extension
by Noah Roberts 28 Jul '08

28 Jul '08

Does this library address the problems associated with calling conventions when using different compilers? Can I compile an application with one compiler and allow users to provide plugins compiled with another? I have my doubts that this is even possible to solve, but I ask anyway.

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[filesystem] two-minute tutorial uses deprecated functions
by Michael Marcin 28 Jul '08

28 Jul '08

The two-minute tutorial section of the filesystem documentation calls leaf() from a dereferenced directory_iterator. The reference documentation shows that dereferencing a directory_iterator yields a directory_entry but the reference documentation for directory_entry shows no leaf member. Eventually I had to track it down in the source code and found out that leaf does exist but is deprecated and not documented. It is probably bad to have the introduction to a library use undocumented functions. Thanks, Michael Marcin

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data_binding library for boost... Any interest?
by Brian Davis 27 Jul '08

27 Jul '08

I looked through boost and if there is a library or facility for data binding in boost I could not find it... So I created and am submitting a simple example for review. Please take a look and give some feedback. I understand that there is quiet a process of review before a library is included in boost. If there is interest or if there is already on going work on the concept than I am interested in helping. Here goes: Data binding should allow for 1 value of primitive type to be changed in code and have 1 to N values be modified based on the event and optional conversion functions. i.e. fanout should be allowed Data binding should allow for cascading changes. Where a->b->c->d where -> represents a binding link when 'a' changes 'c', 'b', and 'd' should change. Data binding should be recursion save where a->b->c->a where a change in 'a' causes a change in 'c', but will not cause a recursive change in 'a' creating a recursive loop. Data binding would be useful in the dataflow library and for work being done on cppgui or for that fact any UI development. This is my first submittal to this list so please bear with me. I have taken the liberty to add the boost license to this code... so it is boost's if the project so chooses to incorporate or enhance the concept. I am not the originator of data binding concept and make no claim to this. I am only providing a simple example for discussion and hopefull inclusion of data binding concept in boost and ....ultimately modify the C++ compiler to provide for a lighter weight solution (events based on modifications of integral types) - Ouch ... yes I know what I am asking here... see the last part of the example output for why I ask this. // Start snip bind_value.hpp ======================================= // // (C) Copyright Brian Davis. // // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying // file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) // // Revision history: // 19 July 2008 // Created - to support and assist in dataflow and dataflow concepts // // This is not currently part of boost! The only reason for the above copyright is to // keep these concepts part of the boost development. boost::data_binding is not // officially part of boost. The goal of this demo code is to elaborate on data binding // and give a simple implementation and an example on how the concept can be applied within C++. #ifndef BOOST_DATA_BINDING_HPP #include <boost/cast.hpp> #include <boost/function.hpp> #include <boost/bind.hpp> #include <boost/foreach.hpp> #include <vector> namespace boost { namespace data_binding { template < class T1, class T2> class bind_values; template <class T> class value { friend class bind_values< class T1, class T2>; public: typedef boost::function< T& (T&) > set_value_function; std::vector<set_value_function> set_value_functions; T& mv_value; // To prevent infinite recursion on a group of three linked variables a->b->c->a. bool mv_entered; protected: private: public: value( T& invalue ) : mv_value( invalue ){ mv_entered = false; }; // Sets require action event handling to update value of binded type.. gets are transparent value& operator=( T& rhs ) { if( set_value_functions.size() && !mv_entered ) { mv_entered = true; BOOST_FOREACH( set_value_function set_value, set_value_functions ) { mv_value = set_value( rhs ); } } else { // Otherwise simple type cast convert mv_value = boost::numeric_cast<T>( rhs ); } mv_entered = false; return *this; } value& operator=( T rhs ) { if( set_value_functions.size() && !mv_entered ) { mv_entered = true; BOOST_FOREACH( set_value_function set_value, set_value_functions ) { mv_value = set_value( rhs ); } } else { // Otherwise simple type cast convert mv_value = boost::numeric_cast<T>( rhs ); } mv_entered = false; return *this; } void add_set_function( set_value_function set_function ) { set_value_functions.push_back( set_function ); } T& operator&( value<T>& value ) { return value.mv_value; } protected: private: }; template < class T1, class T2> class bind_values { friend class value<T1>; friend class value<T2>; public: typedef T1 type1; typedef T2 type2; typedef boost::function< T1& (T1, T2)> convert_to_function; typedef boost::function< T2& (T2, T1)> convert_from_function; convert_to_function convert_to; convert_from_function convert_from; protected: value<T1>& mv_value1; value<T2>& mv_value2; private: public: bind_values ( value<T1>& value1, value<T2>& value2, convert_to_function convertTo, convert_from_function convertFrom ) : convert_to(convertTo), convert_from(convertFrom), mv_value1( value1 ), mv_value2( value2 ) { // Hook up set for value 1 mv_value1.add_set_function( boost::bind( &bind_values::set_value1, this, _1 ) ); // Hook up set for value 2 mv_value2.add_set_function( boost::bind( &bind_values::set_value2, this, _1 ) ); } bind_values( value<T1>& value1, value<T2>& value2 ) : mv_value1( value1 ), mv_value2( value2 ) { // Hook up set for value 1 mv_value1.set_value = boost::bind( &bind_values::set_value1, _1 ); // Hook up set for value 2 mv_value2.set_value = boost::bind( &bind_values::set_value2, _1 ); } protected: T1& set_value1( T1& value ) { if( convert_from ) { // Convert and set value 2 mv_value2 = boost::numeric_cast<T2>( convert_from( mv_value2.mv_value, value ) ); } else { // Otherwise simple type cast convert mv_value2 = boost::numeric_cast<T2>( value ); } // return the value unmodified to the original container return value; } T2& set_value2( T2& value ) { if( convert_to ) { // Convert and set value 1 mv_value1 = boost::numeric_cast<T1>( convert_to( mv_value1.mv_value, value ) ); } else { // Otherwise simple type cast convert mv_value1 = boost::numeric_cast<T1>( value ); } // return the value unmodified to the original container return value; } private: }; } } // namespace boost::data_binding template <class T> std::ostream& operator<<( std::ostream& os, boost::data_binding::value<T>& rhs ) { os << rhs.mv_value;; return os; } #endif // end snip bind_value.hpp ======================================= // Start snip bind_value_test.hpp ======================================= // // (C) Copyright Brian Davis. // // Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying // file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) // // Revision history: // 19 July 2008 // Created - to support and assist in dataflow and dataflow concepts // // This is not currently part of boost! The only reason for the above copyright is to // keep these concepts part of the boost development. boost::data_binding is not // officially part of boost. The goal of this demo code is to elaborate on data binding // and give a simple implementation and an example on how the concept can be applied within C++. #include <iostream> #include <boost/cstdint.hpp> #include <boost/bind.hpp> #include <boost/data_binding/bind_value.hpp> #define MAX_CELSIUS 100 #define MIN_CELSIUS -17.8 #define MAX_RAW_SENSOR_COUNTS 4095 // use of a class is not necessary it is only shown to prove it is possible. It may // make more sense just to have conversion functions class AClass_That_Is_A_Converter { public: protected: boost::data_binding::value<boost::uint32_t> rawCelsiusCountsFromSensor; boost::data_binding::value<float> calibratedCelsiusDataFromSensor; boost::data_binding::value<float> calibratedFahrenheit; boost::uint32_t rawSensorValue; float fahrenheit; float celsius; boost::data_binding::bind_values<float, boost::uint32_t> mv_celsiusToSensorBinder; boost::data_binding::bind_values<float, float> mv_celsiusToFahrenheitBinder; private: public: AClass_That_Is_A_Converter( void ) : rawCelsiusCountsFromSensor(rawSensorValue), calibratedCelsiusDataFromSensor(celsius), calibratedFahrenheit(fahrenheit), mv_celsiusToSensorBinder ( calibratedCelsiusDataFromSensor, rawCelsiusCountsFromSensor, boost::bind( &AClass_That_Is_A_Converter::convertCelsiusRawToCalibrated, this, _1, _2 ), boost::bind( &AClass_That_Is_A_Converter::convertCelsiusCalibratedToRaw, this, _1, _2 ) ), mv_celsiusToFahrenheitBinder ( calibratedCelsiusDataFromSensor, calibratedFahrenheit, boost::bind( &AClass_That_Is_A_Converter::convertFahrenheitToCelsius, this, _1, _2 ), boost::bind( &AClass_That_Is_A_Converter::convertCelsiusToFahrenheit, this, _1, _2 ) ) {} virtual ~AClass_That_Is_A_Converter( void ){} void test( void ) { std::cout << "Starting test of data binding" << std::endl; try { std::cout<< "Note raw temp represents the raw value of an Analog to Digital Converter" << std::endl; std::cout<< "The range is from 0-4095 which represents -17.8 - 100 degrees on the Celsius" << std::endl; std::cout<< "scale and 0 - 212 degrees on the Fahrenheit" << std::endl; std::cout<< "Setting calibratedFahrenheit to 70.0 degrees fahrenheit" << std::endl; std::cout<< "calibratedFahrenheit = 70.0f;" << std::endl; calibratedFahrenheit = 70.0f; std::cout << "What does the celsius value contain? ... should be ~21.1" << std::endl; showValues(); std::cout << "Now change the raw sensor value and see what happens to Celsius and Fahrenheit" << std::endl; std::cout<< "rawCelsiusCountsFromSensor = 4095;" << std::endl; rawCelsiusCountsFromSensor = 4095; std::cout << "Celsius should equal ~100" << std::endl; std::cout << "Fahrenheit should equal ~212" << std::endl; showValues(); std::cout << "Now change celsius see what happens to raw and farenheit" << std::endl; std::cout<< "calibratedCelsiusDataFromSensor = 32.2;" << std::endl; calibratedCelsiusDataFromSensor = 32.2; std::cout << "Fahrenheit should equal ~90 degress" << std::endl; showValues(); std::cout << "Note changing original values will not have any affect in C++ " << std::endl; std::cout << "this makes me sad :-( as a class wrapper and operator overloading" << std::endl; std::cout << "is necessary... without changing the compiler... hint.... hint..." << std::endl; std::cout << "fahrenheit = 10;" << std::endl; fahrenheit = 10; showValues(); std::cout << "No change in values :-( !!!" << std::endl; // Note one to many fanout is possible and the example shows 1 to 2 fanout with Celsius // fanning out to Raw and Fahrenheit values. A more advanced implementation is also possible // which includes the use of the lamda library and place holders. This is just a simple // example which I hope will "prime the pump" for work on a data_binding library with in // the Boost development. Most direct use for this library is within data_flow library. // Another use is within the cppgui library which would allow modification of data to directly // affect values of UI controls and display values. } catch( std::exception& ex ) { std::cout << "Failed with exception: " << ex.what(); } std::cout << "End of data binding test" << std::endl; } void showValues( void ) { std::cout << std::endl; std::cout << "Fahrenheit : " << calibratedFahrenheit << std::endl; std::cout << "Celsius : " << calibratedCelsiusDataFromSensor << std::endl; std::cout << "Raw Temp To/From Sensor A/D converter : " << rawCelsiusCountsFromSensor << std::endl; std::cout << std::endl; std::cout << "fahrenheit : " << fahrenheit << std::endl; std::cout << "celsius : " << celsius << std::endl; std::cout << "rawSensorValue : " << rawSensorValue << std::endl; std::cout << std::endl; std::cout << "====================================================================" << std::endl; } protected: float& convertFahrenheitToCelsius ( float& celsius , float& fahrenheit ) { return celsius = ((fahrenheit - 32.0) * 5.0) / 9.0; } float& convertCelsiusToFahrenheit ( float& fahrenheit, float& celsius ) { return fahrenheit = celsius * (9.0 / 5.0) + 32.0; } float& convertCelsiusRawToCalibrated ( float& calibratedValue, boost::uint32_t& rawValue ) { return calibratedValue = ( MAX_CELSIUS - MIN_CELSIUS ) * (rawValue / MAX_RAW_SENSOR_COUNTS) + MIN_CELSIUS; } boost::uint32_t& convertCelsiusCalibratedToRaw ( boost::uint32_t& rawValue, float& calibratedValue ) { // Raw is from 0 to 4095 ( a 12 bit number of an // Analog to Digital converter // map zero (fahrenheit) to water boiling to raw value of 4095 return rawValue = MAX_RAW_SENSOR_COUNTS * ( calibratedValue - MIN_CELSIUS) / ( MAX_CELSIUS - MIN_CELSIUS ); } private: }; int main(int argc, char **argv) { AClass_That_Is_A_Converter anExampleOfDataBinding; anExampleOfDataBinding.test(); } // end snip bind_value_test.hpp ======================================= // Start snip program output ======================================= Starting test of data binding Note raw temp represents the raw value of an Analog to Digital Converter The range is from 0-4095 which represents -17.8 - 100 degrees on the Celsius scale and 0 - 212 degrees on the Fahrenheit Setting calibratedFahrenheit to 70.0 degrees fahrenheit calibratedFahrenheit = 70.0f; What does the celsius value contain? ... should be ~21.1 Fahrenheit : 70 Celsius : 21.1111 Raw Temp To/From Sensor A/D converter : 1352 fahrenheit : 70 celsius : 21.1111 rawSensorValue : 1352 ==================================================================== Now change the raw sensor value and see what happens to Celsius and Fahrenheit rawCelsiusCountsFromSensor = 4095; Celsius should equal ~100 Fahrenheit should equal ~212 Fahrenheit : 212 Celsius : 100 Raw Temp To/From Sensor A/D converter : 4095 fahrenheit : 212 celsius : 100 rawSensorValue : 4095 ==================================================================== Now change celsius see what happens to raw and farenheit calibratedCelsiusDataFromSensor = 32.2; Fahrenheit should equal ~90 degress Fahrenheit : 89.96 Celsius : 32.2 Raw Temp To/From Sensor A/D converter : 1738 fahrenheit : 89.96 celsius : 32.2 rawSensorValue : 1738 ==================================================================== Note changing original values will not have any affect in C++ this makes me sad :-( as a class wrapper and operator overloading is necessary... without changing the compiler... hint.... hint... fahrenheit = 10; Fahrenheit : 10 Celsius : 32.2 Raw Temp To/From Sensor A/D converter : 1738 fahrenheit : 10 celsius : 32.2 rawSensorValue : 1738 ==================================================================== No change in values :-( !!! End of data binding test // End snip program output ======================================= This was done to assist Sjepan Rajko in his work on the dataflow library (he beat me to it :-) ). Dataflow provides the event model data_binding provides the means to do data conversion between events. Brian.

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[implicit_cast]: No docs?
by Sean Hunt 27 Jul '08

27 Jul '08

implicit_cast doesn't seem to have any documentation anywhere that I can find. Is this intentional, or merely an oversight? Sean Hunt

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[math][bcp] rational.hpp doesn't get processed well by bcp
by Stjepan Rajko 27 Jul '08

27 Jul '08

Hello, boost/math/tools/rational.hpp (in trunk, at least) includes files by constructing a macro, e.g.: # define BOOST_HEADER() <BOOST_JOIN(boost/math/tools/detail/polynomial_horner1_, BOOST_MATH_MAX_POLY_ORDER).hpp> # include BOOST_HEADER() bpc doesn't seem to pick up dependencies that are included in this fashion - is it possible to include something into rational.hpp to serve as a hint to bcp on what all files might be included? Thanks, Stjepan

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How do we handle copyrights here? (Fwd: blanket-permission.txt)
by Daryle Walker 26 Jul '08

26 Jul '08

I noticed that some of my code is showing up in the inspection report. Specifically, "boost/math/common_factor_rt.hpp" and a lot of Boost.Rational. When I looked at the former file, I remembered why I never corrected those files before: I share the copyright for those files with Paul Moore, and I've never been able to find him again. (See my latest attempt below.) Unless someone else here knows how to contact him (if he's still alive), what do we do? Do we special-case those files to be skipped by the inspector? Do we try re- implementing the interface in those files so they won't contain Paul's work? Begin forwarded message: > From: "Paul Moore" <paul.moore(a)centrify.com> > Date: July 25, 2008 2:15:06 PM EDT > To: "Daryle Walker" <darylew(a)hotmail.com> > Subject: RE: [boost] blanket-permission.txt > > That's not me > > -----Original Message----- > From: Daryle Walker [mailto:darylew@hotmail.com] > Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 11:08 AM > To: Paul Moore > Subject: [boost] blanket-permission.txt > > I got this address from looking at old Boost mailing list posts. If > you're that same Paul Moore, I wonder if you would consider adding > your > name to the BOOST_ROOT/more/blanket-permission.txt list, to allow any > material that has your copyright, in whole or in part, be shifted over > to the Boost Software License. > > I ask this because I noticed that some files I maintain are under a > list > with license check problems. (The Boost files are run over with a > batch > script that looks for such administrative problems.) I wondered why I > never fixed that problem, then when I read the file I remembered > that I > never changed it because I couldn't find you to ask permission. (The > file in particular is "boost/math/ common_factor_rt.hpp", which we > share > copyright on.) -- Daryle Walker Mac, Internet, and Video Game Junkie darylew AT hotmail DOT com

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