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test_read_write_mutex trouble under Tru64 Unix
by Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve 19 Aug '04

19 Aug '04

Last night I started Aleksey's regression.py script under Tru64 Unix. It used to finish after 6 hours, but now the test_read_write_mutex process has consumed 16 CPU hours already without finishing. I am going to kill it. I hope the failure shows up at the meta-comm site. Let me know if more information is required. Ralf _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now. http://promotions.yahoo.com/goldrush

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Re: [boost] Java style GUI in C++
by Reece Dunn 19 Aug '04

19 Aug '04

John Torjo wrote: >Hi Reece, > >Just a few thoughts: > >>I am currently designing a GUI framework in C++ (initially targeting the >>Windows platform) that uses a model similar to that which Java uses in > >Take a deep breath if you want to make it cross-platform ;) >I think that's Windows work x 10 or so. Maybe more ;) ... I was thinking about having a compatibility layer, e.g.: namespace windows { class window { public: inline handle_type create( const string_type title, ... ); inline void set_size( long, long ); // ... }; } namespace linux{ class window{ ... }; } Then engineer the library on top of that. This would simplify x-platform development... the problem is working out the right abstraction. >>it's AWT and Swing libraries. Specifically: >> >>[1] Being able to use constructors to create the windows/components. This >>means there is no need to explicitly call a Create method like in the MFC >>framework. > >win32gui does that ;) :) I am having a look at all the links to the various libraries, so it may take a while to process them all. (Thanks for everyone who compiled the links). >>[2] The use of layout managers. I like the various layout managers in Java >>and how easy it is to construct complex GUI interfaces. > >I like the idea of layout managers. Still, it seems (to me) in real-life >they kind of fail. You'll always want that special case where you need to >hide control X and show control Y, etc. So why not have that ability in the framework? That is the reason I posted this, to get ideas. It should not be that difficult to be able to change the layouts at run-time... once the layout managers have been written, that is. >So far, I've created splitters on dialogs at design time (still beta ;)). >If you use them correctly, you can specify a lot ot design time. Also, you >can easily hide/show the left/right panes. cool. >>[3] The support for events via "listeners". This will most likely be >>geared towards key/mouse events and "action" events (e.g. when the user >>presses on a button). > >I'm not a big fan of listeners. You need to do a lot of coding manually to >set them, etc. I've implemented them totally different - using event >handler classes. My idea was something along the lines of: class MouseEvent { public: static const int LeftButton = 0; static const int MiddleButton = 1; static const int RightButton = 2; private: int button; unsigned int vkeys; win::api::point pt; public: inline MouseEvent( int, WPARAM, LPARAM ); }; MouseEvent::MouseEvent( int btn, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp ): button( btn ), vkey( wp ), pt( lp ) { } class MouseListener { public: virtual void mouseMove( const MouseEvent & ); virtual void mouseButtonDown( const MouseEvent & ); virtual void mouseButtonUp( const MouseEvent & ); virtual void mouseButtonDoubleClick( const MouseEvent & ); public: virtual ~MouseButtonListener(); }; With a common listener interface for GUI object actions, e.g. pressing a mouse button, selecting an item in a listbox, editing text, etc. >>At the moment, I have a basic working version that allows you to write the >>following: >> >>int PASCAL WinMain( HINSTANCE, HINSTANCE, LPSTR, int sw ) >>{ >> swing::JFrame frame( L"Swing JFrame!" ); >> frame.setPane( new swing::JPanel()); >> frame.setSize( 500, 500 ); >> frame.show( sw ); >> >> MessageLoop msg; >> return( msg.Execute()); >>} > >can you break the message loop? >That is, specify when a message loop should end (when a certain signal is >received). You can call ::PostQuitMessage( 0 ), but that is Windows specific. At the moment the message loop doesn't do anything fancy (accelerator/dialog box message processing), but it is on the list of things to work on. >>This creates two windows: the main frame and a panel that is a child of >>that frame. The JFrame is created in the constructor, but is not displayed >>until show is called. Likewise, the JPanel is created inside its >>constructor and the JFrame.setPane method makes that window a child of the >>frame. >> >>I would appreciate comments and ideas as to what people would like out of >>a GUI framework, especially one that will be multi-platform. > >I'm all for it, but again, I think it's so much work... But it will be fun! :D Regards, Reece _________________________________________________________________ It's fast, it's easy and it's free. Get MSN Messenger today! http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger

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[Boost-bugs] [ boost-Bugs-1012135 ] boost::filesystem is systematically broken
by SourceForge.net 19 Aug '04

19 Aug '04

Bugs item #1012135, was opened at 2004-08-19 14:01 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item Submitter You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=107586&aid=1012135&group_… Category: None Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Carlo Wood (libcw) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: boost::filesystem is systematically broken Initial Comment: As is currently discussed on the boost mailinglist, cygwin is supposed to support windows paths (at least, when compiled with BOOST_WINDOWS, which is currently the default). I understand that Beman, the author of boost::filesystem, wants it that way. However, boost::filesystem does not accept a path like "/usr" (fs::exists fails in that case), when compiled with BOOST_WINDOWS and it *also* doesn't accept windows paths, like "c:/cygwin/usr", "C:\cygwin\usr" or anything remotely 'windows' like, because it throws when you try to construct a fs::path with a colon in it! As a result, one can ONLY construct usable paths on cygwin in the very non-portable format "/cggdrive/c/cygwin/usr" which is neither POSIX (on linux the same path would be "/usr") nor native (the _users_ of the application will view this path as "C:\cygwin\usr"). It is 100% cygwin specific. OR one has to construct paths on cygwin using 'native' all the time (or no_check) as path checker, because even windows_name doesn't work :/ Consider the following code: #include <iostream> #include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp> #include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp> int main() { try { boost::filesystem::path p("C:\cygwin\usr", &boost::filesystem::windows_name); } catch(std::exception const& error) { std::cerr << "Exception: " << error.what() << std::endl; } } With the following result: Exception: boost::filesystem::path: invalid name "C:\cygwin\usr" in path: "C:\cygwin\usr" Same thing with any other variation that starts with 'C:'. I believe that this is a structural failure of boost::filesystem, revealing a major error in the design. A re-design seems to be in order before it can be considered to be usable in multi-platform applications. The most important problem with the current design is that a single type (namely fs::path) is being used for effectively two different types: canonical paths and native paths. A new design should provide a new type, fs::native_path that cannot be mixed with the canonical path representation. This native_path should have builtin checks that are native and fs::path should only check for portability (and allow relaxation of that when lesser OS need to be supported). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=107586&aid=1012135&group_… ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by Shop4tech.com-Lowest price on Blank Media 100pk Sonic DVD-R 4x for only $29 -100pk Sonic DVD+R for only $33 Save 50% off Retail on Ink & Toner - Free Shipping and Free Gift. http://www.shop4tech.com/z/Inkjet_Cartridges/9_108_r285 _______________________________________________ Boost-bugs mailing list Boost-bugs(a)lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boost-bugs

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Re: Java style GUI in C++
by Johannes Brunen 19 Aug '04

19 Aug '04

Hi, Edward Diener wrote: > Why not use boost::signals for your event interface. It is much better than > hand-coded actions and listeners, since any type of function can handle an > event. The technology is already in Boost so why re-invent the wheel. I would like to emphazise this. I use the boost signal library for handling the tree view control and list view control events in an extension of the Zinc gui library. It works pretty well. Johannes

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Re: Re: Java style GUI in C++
by Johannes Brunen 19 Aug '04

19 Aug '04

Hi, Pavel Vozenilek wrote: > To stop it: ultimate list of all (dozens) known GUI frameworks > is on http://www.free-soft.org/guitool/. I'm well aware of the link. But it is not up to date. For instance http://www.torjo.com/win32gui/ and http://notus.sourceforge.net/ aren't mentioned at all. http://gtkmm.sourceforge.net/ valuation is not correct with respect to the win32 platform. For some time I'm searching for the ultimate GUI framework. I didn't know of TnFox, Notus and Ultimate++. So I learned something from the contributions. Johannes

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lightweight replacement for boost::function
by John Torjo 19 Aug '04

19 Aug '04

Dear boosters, Did a lightweight replacement for boost::function (compile-wise). Focus was on making it very fast to compile. Rationale: boost::function takes too long to compile. In a library I'm developing (win32gui), using boost::function would almost double the compilation time of some headers. This lightweight replacement takes virtually no extra compilation time. How I tested it: I took a project that took 1 minute to compile - added this to all of the headers, and it compiles in the same amount of time. #including <boost/function.hpp> almost doubled the time. Tested with vc71,gcc3.2. Feel free to use it any way you wish. Any feedback/suggestions deeply appreciated. Best, John -- John Torjo Freelancer -- john(a)torjo.com Contributing editor, C/C++ Users Journal -- "Win32 GUI Generics" -- generics & GUI do mix, after all -- http://www.torjo.com/win32gui/ -- v1.3beta released - check out splitter/simple_viewer, a File Explorer/Viewer all in about 200 lines of code! Professional Logging Solution for FREE -- http://www.torjo.com/code/logging.zip (logging - C++) -- http://www.torjo.com/logview/ (viewing/filtering - Win32) -- http://www.torjo.com/logbreak/ (debugging - Win32) #ifndef JOHN_TORJO_WIN32GUI_function #define JOHN_TORJO_WIN32GUI_function #if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1020) # pragma once #endif // function.hpp // Win32 GUI Generics library // // Copyright (C) 2004 John Torjo (john(a)torjo.com) // // Permission to copy, use, sell and distribute this software is granted // provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. // Permission to modify the code and to distribute modified code is granted // provided this copyright notice appears in all copies, and a notice // that the code was modified is included with the copyright notice. // // This software is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty, // and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose. // // To see the version you have now, read win32gui/version.txt // // You can find the latest version of this library at http://www.torjo.com/win32gui/ #include <assert.h> #include <stdexcept> // #include <win32gui/.hpp> namespace win32 { namespace gui { /* Note: removed dependency on boost, and anyway, boost::function does take a lot to compile */ // note: removed dependency on boost, that's why we need this namespace detail { struct no_param {}; template<class func, class base> struct func_exec : base { typedef typename base::result res; typedef typename base::arg1 arg1; typedef typename base::arg2 arg2; typedef typename base::arg3 arg3; typedef typename base::arg4 arg4; typedef typename base::arg5 arg5; func_exec(func f) : f(f) {} // note: one of these is defined virtual in class base res operator()() { return f(); } res operator()(const arg1 & a1) { return f(a1); } res operator()(const arg1 & a1, const arg2 & a2) { return f(a1,a2); } res operator()(const arg1 & a1, const arg2 & a2, const arg3 & a3) { return f(a1,a2,a3); } res operator()(const arg1 & a1, const arg2 & a2, const arg3 & a3, const arg4 & a4) { return f(a1,a2,a3,a4); } res operator()(const arg1 & a1, const arg2 & a2, const arg3 & a3, const arg4 & a4, const arg5 & a5) { return f(a1,a2,a3,a4,a5); } // overrides the base' class base * clone() const { return new func_exec<func,base>(*this); } private: func f; }; template<class res> struct func_keeper0 { typedef func_keeper0<res> self; typedef res result; typedef no_param arg1; typedef no_param arg2; typedef no_param arg3; typedef no_param arg4; typedef no_param arg5; virtual res operator()() = 0; virtual self * clone() const = 0; }; template<class res, class a1> struct func_keeper1 { typedef func_keeper1<res,a1> self; typedef res result; typedef a1 arg1; typedef no_param arg2; typedef no_param arg3; typedef no_param arg4; typedef no_param arg5; virtual res operator()(const arg1&) = 0; virtual self * clone() const = 0; }; template<class res, class a1, class a2> struct func_keeper2 { typedef func_keeper2<res,a1,a2> self; typedef res result; typedef a1 arg1; typedef a2 arg2; typedef no_param arg3; typedef no_param arg4; typedef no_param arg5; virtual res operator()(const arg1&,const arg2&) = 0; virtual self * clone() const = 0; }; template<class res, class a1, class a2, class a3> struct func_keeper3 { typedef func_keeper3<res,a1,a2,a3> self; typedef res result; typedef a1 arg1; typedef a2 arg2; typedef a3 arg3; typedef no_param arg4; typedef no_param arg5; virtual res operator()(const arg1&,const arg2&, const arg3&) = 0; virtual self * clone() const = 0; }; template<class res, class a1, class a2, class a3, class a4> struct func_keeper4 { typedef func_keeper4<res,a1,a2,a3,a4> self; typedef res result; typedef a1 arg1; typedef a2 arg2; typedef a3 arg3; typedef a4 arg4; typedef no_param arg5; virtual res operator()(const arg1&,const arg2&, const arg3&, const arg4&) = 0; virtual self * clone() const = 0; }; } template<class res> struct func_wrapper0 { typedef res result; typedef detail::no_param arg1; typedef detail::no_param arg2; typedef detail::no_param arg3; typedef detail::no_param arg4; typedef detail::no_param arg5; typedef detail::func_keeper0<res> func_keeper; typedef func_wrapper0<res> self_type; func_wrapper0() : m_f(0) {} template<class func> func_wrapper0(func f) : m_f(new detail::func_exec<func,func_keeper>(f)) {} typedef res (*raw_func)(); func_wrapper0(raw_func f) : m_f(new detail::func_exec<raw_func,func_keeper>(f)){} func_wrapper0(const self_type & other) : m_f(other.m_f ? other.m_f->clone() : 0) {} res operator()() { if ( m_f) return (*m_f)(); else WIN32GUI_THROW std::runtime_error("null function"); } self_type& operator=(const self_type & other) { func_keeper * old = m_f; m_f = other.m_f ? other.m_f->clone() : 0; delete old; return *this; } private: func_keeper * m_f; }; template<class res,class arg1_type> struct func_wrapper1 { typedef res result; typedef arg1_type arg1; typedef detail::no_param arg2; typedef detail::no_param arg3; typedef detail::no_param arg4; typedef detail::no_param arg5; typedef detail::func_keeper1<res,arg1> func_keeper; typedef func_wrapper1<res,arg1> self_type; typedef res (*raw_func)(const arg1&); func_wrapper1() : m_f(0) {} template<class func> func_wrapper1(func f) : m_f(new detail::func_exec<func,func_keeper>(f)) {} func_wrapper1(raw_func f) : m_f(new detail::func_exec<raw_func,func_keeper>(f)){} func_wrapper1(const self_type & other) : m_f(other.m_f ? other.m_f->clone() : 0) {} res operator()(const arg1 &a1) { if ( m_f) return (*m_f)(a1); else WIN32GUI_THROW std::runtime_error("null function"); } self_type& operator=(const self_type & other) { func_keeper * old = m_f; m_f = other.m_f ? other.m_f->clone() : 0; delete old; return *this; } private: func_keeper * m_f; }; template<class res,class arg1_type,class arg2_type> struct func_wrapper2 { typedef res result; typedef arg1_type arg1; typedef arg2_type arg2; typedef detail::no_param arg3; typedef detail::no_param arg4; typedef detail::no_param arg5; typedef detail::func_keeper2<res,arg1,arg2> func_keeper; typedef func_wrapper2<res,arg1,arg2> self_type; typedef res (*raw_func)(const arg1&,const arg2&); func_wrapper2() : m_f(0) {} template<class func> func_wrapper2(func f) : m_f(new detail::func_exec<func,func_keeper>(f)) {} func_wrapper2(raw_func f) : m_f(new detail::func_exec<raw_func,func_keeper>(f)){} func_wrapper2(const self_type & other) : m_f(other.m_f ? other.m_f->clone() : 0) {} res operator()(const arg1 &a1, const arg2 &a2) { if ( m_f) return (*m_f)(a1,a2); else WIN32GUI_THROW std::runtime_error("null function"); } self_type& operator=(const self_type & other) { func_keeper * old = m_f; m_f = other.m_f ? other.m_f->clone() : 0; delete old; return *this; } private: func_keeper * m_f; }; template<class res,class arg1_type,class arg2_type,class arg3_type> struct func_wrapper3 { typedef res result; typedef arg1_type arg1; typedef arg2_type arg2; typedef arg3_type arg3; typedef detail::no_param arg4; typedef detail::no_param arg5; typedef detail::func_keeper3<res,arg1,arg2,arg3> func_keeper; typedef func_wrapper3<res,arg1,arg2,arg3> self_type; typedef res (*raw_func)(const arg1&,const arg2&,const arg3&); func_wrapper3() : m_f(0) {} template<class func> func_wrapper3(func f) : m_f(new detail::func_exec<func,func_keeper>(f)) {} func_wrapper3(raw_func f) : m_f(new detail::func_exec<raw_func,func_keeper>(f)){} func_wrapper3(const self_type & other) : m_f(other.m_f ? other.m_f->clone() : 0) {} res operator()(const arg1 &a1, const arg2 &a2, const arg3 &a3) { if ( m_f) return (*m_f)(a1,a2,a3); else WIN32GUI_THROW std::runtime_error("null function"); } self_type& operator=(const self_type & other) { func_keeper * old = m_f; m_f = other.m_f ? other.m_f->clone() : 0; delete old; return *this; } private: func_keeper * m_f; }; template<class res,class arg1_type,class arg2_type,class arg3_type,class arg4_type> struct func_wrapper4 { typedef res result; typedef arg1_type arg1; typedef arg2_type arg2; typedef arg3_type arg3; typedef arg4_type arg4; typedef detail::no_param arg5; typedef detail::func_keeper4<res,arg1,arg2,arg3,arg4> func_keeper; typedef func_wrapper4<res,arg1,arg2,arg3,arg4> self_type; typedef res (*raw_func)(const arg1&,const arg2&,const arg3&,const arg4&); func_wrapper4() : m_f(0) {} template<class func> func_wrapper4(func f) : m_f(new detail::func_exec<func,func_keeper>(f)) {} func_wrapper4(raw_func f) : m_f(new detail::func_exec<raw_func,func_keeper>(f)){} func_wrapper4(const self_type & other) : m_f(other.m_f ? other.m_f->clone() : 0) {} res operator()(const arg1 &a1, const arg2 &a2, const arg3 &a3, const arg4 &a4) { if ( m_f) return (*m_f)(a1,a2,a3,a4); else WIN32GUI_THROW std::runtime_error("null function"); } self_type& operator=(const self_type & other) { func_keeper * old = m_f; m_f = other.m_f ? other.m_f->clone() : 0; delete old; return *this; } private: func_keeper * m_f; }; /* void f() { std::cout << "f" << std::endl; } void f1(int i) { std::cout << "f1(" << i << ")" << std::endl; } bool f2(int i, char c) { std::cout << "f2(" << i << "," << c << ")" << std::endl; return true; } int f3(int i, char c, char d) { std::cout << "f3(" << i << "," << c << d << ")" << std::endl; return 2; } int f4(int i, char c, char d, char e) { std::cout << "f4(" << i << "," << c << d << e << ")" << std::endl; return 3; } struct titi { titi() : idx(0) {} void operator()() { std::cout << "titi" << idx++ << std::endl; } int idx; }; int main() { func_wrapper0<void> test(&f); test(); titi t; func_wrapper0<void> test2( t ); test2(); func_wrapper0<void> test3( test2 ); test2(); test2(); test3(); func_wrapper0<void> test4; test4 = test3; test4(); test4 = test; test4(); func_wrapper1<void,long> func1(f1); func1(0); func1(2); func_wrapper2<int,long,int> func2(f2); int i = func2(10,97); assert(i == 1); func_wrapper3<int,long,int,char> func3(f3); i = func3(11,97,'b'); assert(i == 2); func_wrapper4<int,long,int,char,char> func4(f4); i = func4(12,97,'b','c'); assert(i == 3); std::cin.get(); return 0; } */ }} #endif // JOHN_TORJO_WIN32GUI_function

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Java style GUI in C++
by Johannes Brunen 19 Aug '04

19 Aug '04

Hi Reece, did you know of the existence of the following list of C++ GUI frameworks? I think they are currently the most important ones. http://www.fltk.org/index.php http://www.fox-toolkit.org/ http://gtkmm.sourceforge.net/ http://inti.sourceforge.net/ http://www.trolltech.com/ http://vcf.sourceforge.net/ http://www.wxwindows.org/ http://www.torjo.com/win32gui/ All of them have some strength and some weaknesses. It may be worth to look at least at the gtkmm, vcf and the win32gui frameworks. Johannes

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boost::noncopyable broken?
by Bronek Kozicki 19 Aug '04

19 Aug '04

Hello when testing some regression errors I updated my second local copy from anonymous CVS @ sf.net (first copy is always from meta-comm and is producing regression tests you can see on www.meta-comm.com) Then I started running some tests, and received many errors similar to following: (vc71) boost\noncopyable.hpp(32) : error C2371: 'boost::noncopyable' : redefinition; different basic types boost\utility_fwd.hpp(26) : see declaration of 'boost::noncopyable' boost\test\unit_test_log.hpp(138) : error C2504: 'boost::noncopyable' : base class undefined (como-win32-4.3.3-vc7.1) boost/noncopyable.hpp", line 32: error #256: invalid redeclaration of type name "boost::noncopyable" (declared at line 26 of "boost/utility_fwd.hpp") typedef noncopyable_::noncopyable noncopyable; ^ I then took archived boost.tar.bz2 from meta-comm (boost-04-08-18-1200) and found the same error in this archive. Fortunatelly I also have older copy of this archive (boost-04-08-18-0600) and this archive is currently used to produce regression tests you will see soon - without error mentioned above. Apparently boost::noncopyable (or test unit?) got broken somewhere between Aug 18th 06:00 and Aug 18th 12:00 (I do not know what timezone) and this will produce many errors in next regression tests run. Unless it's quickly fixed. B.

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link in python docs
by John Maddock 18 Aug '04

18 Aug '04

Dave, In libs/python/doc/tutorial/index.html there is: <link rel="next" href="quickstart.html"> But the file quickstart.html does not exist - and this is fooling bcp, I assume that it should point to doc/quickstart.html ? Whatever it should be can you fix? Thanks, John.

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Boost Software License Progress As Of 20040817
by Stephan T. Lavavej 18 Aug '04

18 Aug '04

http://stl.nuwen.net/bsl3.html (now with serialization, though not python) * 5037 BSLed files. * 39 files converted which have to be manually verified. * 1 file that could be converted, but hasn't yet been. That's boost/variant/detail/move.hpp. It's dual-copyrighted and dual-licensed, but both Eric Friedman and Andrei Alexandrescu are now in blanket-permission.txt. The file should be converted. * 619 files that cannot be converted yet. * 83 files without a recognizable license (including files from format, lambda, pending, any, graph, iterator, mpl, property_map, and utility). * 248 files without a recognizable copyright holder (all mpl, except for one file from serialization, where bcp is getting confused - that's got a copyright and a variant of the BSL). Still need many authors for the BSL. [David Abrahams] > What do you mean? What was broken? python and serialization used to cause bcp to fail. serialization has since been fixed, but something is still wrong with python: **** exception(205): std::runtime_error: Bad file name: libs\python\doc\tutorial\quickstart.html ******** errors detected; see standard output for details ******** [John Maddock] > Done, I've added the Aliases to blanket-permission.txt, and > fixed up the regex scanning to pick up on Robert Ramey's web > address. Cool! > I use "." as the module name, of course then it flags up a > whole load of new problems :-( I tried what you suggest, but it didn't work: C:\Temp\boost\boost>..\bcp --report . bsl4.html **** exception(205): std::exception: boost::filesystem::is_directory: ":sys:stat.h": The parameter is incorrect. ******** errors detected; see standard output for details ******** If you know how to scan everything, perhaps you could post the results? The recent flurry of additions to blanket-permission.txt is /awesome/. Thanks, Stephan T. Lavavej [I don't speak for Microsoft]

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