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[ANN][thread_new] New thread launching library based on N1883
by Ion Gaztañaga 04 May '06

04 May '06

Hi to all, In recent "Report from Berlin C++ Standards Committee meeting" thread, I asked about N1883 status and Beman personally proposed implementing a thread launching interface above Boost.Threads to test it and propose it for TR2. I've been working lately on this and the result is the "thread_new" library. It implements the N1883 thread launching interface and also proposes some issues to improve that proposal. The library (thread_new.1.1.zip ) is Boost Vault Concurrency folder: http://boost-consulting.com/vault/index.php?&direction=0&order=&directory=C… The online documentation is here: http://ice.prohosting.com/newfunk/boost/libs/thread_new/ The library is a single header file that uses Boost.Threads to implement the "future" based thread launching interface. The implementation is not optimal, but I wanted to achieve portability. I (and others) prefer this thread-launching interface than Boost.Thread's current approach. I would want to see what Boosters think so that there is a feedback about the interface and we can propose it for TR2. The interface has also a common ground with asynchronous programming, and this possibility is commented in the documentation. If you are interested in threads and C++, your opinion is welcome! Regards, Ion

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Re: [boost] [shmem] New bugfix version in Boost Vault and sandbox cvs
by Ion Gaztañaga 04 May '06

04 May '06

Ho Jan, Jan Stetka(e)k dio: > Yes I understand that I can't use shmem::map and std::map if they are > both on the global namespace. I've looked at the implementation of the > std::map header from the STL implementation that is included in vc++ 7.2 > and that doesn't forward declare std::list in <map>. This is a design > issue rather than a bug. Why forward declare shmem::list by including it > in map.hpp when it isn't used? All classes in Shmem include shmem_fwd.hpp or container_fwd.hpp where Shmem defines default arguments (for example default Less, or Allocator template parameter). That's why you get the predeclaration of list including map. Another alternative would be to declare a *_fwd.hpp for each class defined in Shmem, but you would get a lot of extra headers, and I would have a lot of work to maintain. Even if I don't include list predeclaration with map, I'm free to use any Shmem container in any Shmem class (for example, I can implement a pooled allocator using a list container), so it's likely that a Shmem class include will include more Shmem classes (predeclarations, or full declarations). I don't consider it a design error, but a design choice. What I see dangerous is pushing two namespaces, std, and shmem to the same context because they have similar classes. An alternative would be to rename shmem classes like "vector" to "shmem_vector", .... But weren't namespaces born to allow that? Regards, Ion

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[SoC-2006] Associative containers...
by Rene Rivera 04 May '06

04 May '06

To Whomever added the " Associative containers specialized for low memory footprint and fast lookup" item to the project list <http://tinyurl.com/lprgp>. I curious which containers in particular you have in mind? I'm asking because I'm working on such a container, both for myself and for Boost, bjam, and binutils/ld/bfd. The particular container is the radix tree <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radix_tree>. -- -- Grafik - Don't Assume Anything -- Redshift Software, Inc. - http://redshift-software.com -- rrivera/acm.org - grafik/redshift-software.com -- 102708583/icq - grafikrobot/aim - grafikrobot/yahoo

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[SoC] New proposal in the wiki for a geometry library
by Hervé Brönnimann 04 May '06

04 May '06

Sorry to be so late in the process, but I just decided to put in a proposal for a geometry library in the wiki. I've seen a lot of proposals on the mailing list over the years, some recently, and I feel that it's time to propose some real work on it. Google's SoC is a golden opportunity to recruit a top-notch programmer on it. I'm passionate about the topic, I publish research papers about geometric algorithm and algorithm engineering, I've even organized an ACM Symposium on Computational Geometry in 2004 and been on their Program Committee in the past, I've worked with Boost in the past. For this project, I have a very clear and ambitious vision, and my participation in the work is funded by an NSF CAREER grant! I already have students and a reasonable but heterogenous code base, and a PhD student who will also work on this project this summer, but many hands make lighter and better work. So don't hesitate to step up! -- Hervé Brönnimann CIS, Polytechnic University hbr(a)poly.edu PS: if you wonder about the relationship between this and CGAL, esp. since I was once a technical manager and maintainer of CGAL, let me put you at ease: we're not proposing to write a competitor. CGAL is a much bigger project. In fact, I would design this library so that that this library can be used independently but also that CGAL kernels (of very high quality) can be used, and that CGAL algorithms can easily be reused as well. CGAL uses boost internally, and so cross-fertilization would eventually work both ways. The licensing issues, however, will probably keep both works separate.

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Re: [boost] [MISC SoC] request for mini-review
by Matias Capeletto 04 May '06

04 May '06

I am glad to annouce that the MISC SoC library mini-review has begin. No, really... Joaquin, (and anyone that is interested) Ok, finally i manage to build a first draft of the MISC docs. I have uploaded the webpage to h1.ripway.com/mcape/boost/libs/misc/index.html I am eager to read the list feedback. I will refactor the docs once i hear the voices of the boosters and (i hope) my mentor and send the application to Google. Best Regards Matias PD: Thanks again for quickbook! It is quite a doc tool... Nobody answer me if it is a nice thing to be able to highligth the .qbk sintaxis in the Kate editor, i will do it anyway and if i see that it is a production improvement i send it to the list.

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Re: [boost] [MISC SoC] request for mini-review
by Roman Yakovenko 04 May '06

04 May '06

> -----Original Message----- > From: boost-bounces(a)lists.boost.org > [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org]On Behalf Of Matias Capeletto > Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 8:54 AM > To: boost(a)lists.boost.org > Subject: Re: [boost] [MISC SoC] request for mini-review > > > h1.ripway.com/mcape/boost/libs/misc/index.html > Small fix for documentation needed. http://h1.ripway.com/mcape/boost/libs/misc/boost_misc/user_s_guide/installi… Supported Compilers Currently, Boost.Misc is known to work on the following compilers: * Kate * Notepad * Word 2003 Are you sure :-) ? > > Best Regards > Matias

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[serialization] Serialisation/deserialisation of floating-point values
by Paul Giaccone 03 May '06

03 May '06

I'm having problems with deserialising floating-point (double) values that are written to an XML file. I'm reading the values back in and comparing them to what I saved to ensure that my file has been written correctly. However, some of the values differ in about the seventeenth significant figure (or thereabouts). I thought Boost serialization used some numerical limit to make sure that values are serialised exactly to full precision, so what is happening here? Example: Value in original object, written to file: 0.0019075645054089487 Value actually stored in file (by examination of XML file): 0.0019075645054089487 [identical to value written to file] Value after deserialisation: 0.0019075645054089489 It looks like there is a difference in the least-significant bit, as examining the memory for these two values gives: Original value: b4 83 9b ca e7 40 5f 3f Deserialised value: b5 83 9b ca e7 40 5f 3f (where the least-significant byte is on the left) Note the difference in the first bytes. I'm using Boost 1.33.1 with Visual Studio 7.1.3088 in debug mode. Paul

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[signals] Test patch for BCB2006
by Nicola Musatti 03 May '06

03 May '06

Hallo, Doug. The attached patch for signal_test.cpp enables the alternative syntax for the Borland compilers as they still do not support the standard one. I realize that this in itself could be considered a reason for the test to fail. What do you think? Maybe this patch could be applied to the RC_1_34_0 branch only and not to head. In any case I'll wait for your approval before applying it. Cheers, Nicola Musatti ******Index: signal_test.cpp =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/boost/boost/libs/signals/test/signal_test.cpp,v retrieving revision 1.9 diff -d -u -r1.9 signal_test.cpp --- signal_test.cpp 3 Feb 2005 13:35:20 -0000 1.9 +++ signal_test.cpp 2 May 2006 21:34:59 -0000 @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ #include <boost/test/minimal.hpp> #include <boost/signal.hpp> +#include <boost/detail/workaround.hpp> #include <functional> #include <iostream> @@ -59,8 +60,11 @@ make_int i62(62, 61); { +#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x582)) + boost::signal0<int, max_or_default<int> > s0; +#else boost::signal<int (), max_or_default<int> > s0; - +#endif std::cout << "sizeof(signal) = " << sizeof(s0) << std::endl; boost::BOOST_SIGNALS_NAMESPACE::connection c2 = s0.connect(i2); boost::BOOST_SIGNALS_NAMESPACE::connection c72 = s0.connect(72, i72); @@ -94,13 +98,21 @@ } { +#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x582)) + boost::signal0<int, max_or_default<int> > s0; +#else boost::signal<int (), max_or_default<int> > s0; +#endif boost::BOOST_SIGNALS_NAMESPACE::connection c2 = s0.connect(i2); boost::BOOST_SIGNALS_NAMESPACE::connection c72 = s0.connect(i72); boost::BOOST_SIGNALS_NAMESPACE::connection c62 = s0.connect(i62); boost::BOOST_SIGNALS_NAMESPACE::connection c42 = s0.connect(i42); +#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x582)) + const boost::signal0<int, max_or_default<int> >& cs0 = s0; +#else const boost::signal<int (), max_or_default<int> >& cs0 = s0; +#endif BOOST_CHECK(cs0() == 72); } @@ -108,7 +120,11 @@ make_increasing_int<7> i7; make_increasing_int<10> i10; +#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x582)) + boost::signal0<int, max_or_default<int> > s0; +#else boost::signal<int (), max_or_default<int> > s0; +#endif boost::BOOST_SIGNALS_NAMESPACE::connection c7 = s0.connect(i7); boost::BOOST_SIGNALS_NAMESPACE::connection c10 = s0.connect(i10); @@ -120,7 +136,11 @@ static void test_one_arg() { +#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x582)) + boost::signal1<int, int, max_or_default<int> > s1; +#else boost::signal<int (int value), max_or_default<int> > s1; +#endif s1.connect(std::negate<int>()); s1.connect(std::bind1st(std::multiplies<int>(), 2)); @@ -132,14 +152,22 @@ static void test_signal_signal_connect() { +#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x582)) + boost::signal1<int, int, max_or_default<int> > s1; +#else boost::signal<int (int value), max_or_default<int> > s1; +#endif s1.connect(std::negate<int>()); BOOST_CHECK(s1(3) == -3); { +#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__BORLANDC__, BOOST_TESTED_AT(0x582)) + boost::signal1<int, int, max_or_default<int> > s2; +#else boost::signal<int (int value), max_or_default<int> > s2; +#endif s1.connect(s2); s2.connect(std::bind1st(std::multiplies<int>(), 2)); s2.connect(std::bind1st(std::multiplies<int>(), -3));

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[Boost-bugs] [ boost-Support Requests-1481295 ] spirit
by SourceForge.net 03 May '06

03 May '06

Support Requests item #1481295, was opened at 2006-05-03 18:37 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item Submitter You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=207586&aid=1481295&group_… Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: None Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Andy Stevenson (andystevenson) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: spirit Initial Comment: Programme core dumps in the regex library when run from the command line but not within the debugger. I think I have a problem either because the Cygwin environment or something about the spirit grammar I am using (quite large). Can anyone help? I am running latest Cygwin.... Configured with: /gcc/gcc-3.4.4/gcc-3.4.4-1/configure - -verbose --prefix=/usr --exec-prefix=/usr -- sysconfdir=/etc --libdir=/usr/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info -- enable-languages=c,ada,c++,d,f77,java,objc --enable-nls --without-included-gettext --enable-version-specific- runtime-libs --without-x --enable-libgcj --disable- java-awt --with-system-zlib --enable-interpreter -- disable-libgcj-debug --enable-threads=posix --enable- java-gc=boehm --disable-win32-registry --enable-sjlj- exceptions --enable-hash-synchronization --enable- libstdcxx-debug : (reconfigured) Thread model: posix gcc version 3.4.4 (cygming special) (gdc 0.12, using dmd 0.125) If you test this against the following ASN.1 definition (put it in a file) it will SEGV from the command line but works fine inside gdb. if you run 'main file.asn' from the command line that should do it. ASN1-CHARACTER-MODULE {joint-iso-itu-t asn1(1) specification(0) modules(0) iso10646(0)} DEFINITIONS ::= BEGIN Zs ::= BMPString (FROM (space | no-breakSpace | oghamSpaceMark | enQuad..zeroWidthSpace | narrowNo-breakSpace | mediumMathematicalSpace | ideographicSpace)) END ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=207586&aid=1481295&group_… ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Boost-bugs mailing list Boost-bugs(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boost-bugs

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[Boost-bugs] [ boost-Patches-1029258 ] Boost.Serialization for std::bitset
by SourceForge.net 03 May '06

03 May '06

Patches item #1029258, was opened at 2004-09-16 08:12 Message generated for change (Comment added) made by ramey You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=307586&aid=1029258&group_… Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: None Group: None >Status: Pending Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Brian Ravnsgaard Riis (ravnsgaard) Assigned to: Robert Ramey (ramey) Summary: Boost.Serialization for std::bitset Initial Comment: Boost.Serialization support for std::bitsets. Included is header <boost/serialization/bitset.hpp> and a test case BOOST_ROOT/libs/serialization/test/test_bitset.hpp Only tested on MinGW-3.4.1. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Robert Ramey (ramey) Date: 2006-05-03 10:55 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=396141 added to boost vault ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Brian Ravnsgaard Riis (ravnsgaard) Date: 2004-09-16 08:17 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=882425 Erh.. that test case is a .cpp file, of course. Sorry. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Brian Ravnsgaard Riis (ravnsgaard) Date: 2004-09-16 08:14 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=882425 Erh.. that test case is a .cpp file, of course. Sorry. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=307586&aid=1029258&group_… ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Boost-bugs mailing list Boost-bugs(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boost-bugs

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