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[serialization] uuid test_serialization ubsan error
by James E. King, III 01 Feb '18

01 Feb '18

I'm getting a ubsan test error in uuid/test/test_serialization - is the code in that test using archive the right way? testing.capture-output ../../../bin.v2/libs/uuid/test/test_serialization.test/gcc-7/debug/link-static/threadapi-pthread/test_serialization.run ====== BEGIN OUTPUT ====== ../../../boost/archive/detail/interface_oarchive.hpp:47:16: runtime error: downcast of address 0x7ffca0c6fe30 which does not point to an object of type 'text_oarchive' 0x7ffca0c6fe30: note: object is of type 'boost::archive::text_oarchive_impl<boost::archive::text_oarchive>' 00 00 00 00 e0 2f 78 8f 48 56 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ vptr for 'boost::archive::text_oarchive_impl<boost::archive::text_oarchive>' EXIT STATUS: 1 ====== END OUTPUT ====== Thanks, Jim

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Re: [boost] [review] Review of Outcome v2 (Fri-19-Jan to Sun-28-Jan, 2018)
by Andrzej Krzemienski 01 Feb '18

01 Feb '18

2018-02-01 19:13 GMT+01:00 Emil Dotchevski <emildotchevski(a)gmail.com>: > On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 2:51 AM, Andrzej Krzemienski <akrzemi1(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Boost.Outcome solves the problem decently: you get a compiler error or a >> compiler warning >> > > Do you? What if you have: > > result<void> foo(); > > void bar() > { > foo(); > } > > What compile error will that generate? > "ignoring returned value of type 'outcome_v2_f1696316::result<void>', declared with attribute nodiscard [-Werror=unused-result]" online example: https://wandbox.org/permlink/5vICxckvVG6QO0n1 > Now, in Boost.Noexcept, if the programmer forgets to test for the failure >> (with `try_`), the subsequent function is still executed with the default >> value of type `T` returned from the funciton that failed. Because in >> Boost.Noexcept when function fails it returns a default-constructed `T`. >> > > The idea in Noexcept is that since the function _must_ return something if > there is an error, it returns throw_return<T>() but that is not automatic; > the user still has to say e.g. return throw_(error()). > I understand the constraints you are under. I also acknowledge that this is the best one can do. Nonetheless, I still see the limitation of the solution. If a third party function is returning a type representing a resource, and this type does not provide a default constructor, there is no way to "throw_". You cannot even customize `throw_return<T>()` because what value would you return? You are reporting failure because you cannot acquire the resource. And because it is a third-party interface, you cannot adapt the type. So, in the end, there will be functions where you cannot apply Boost.Noexcept. > > >> And when you check it systematically it is all ok, but then you forget >> (and this is a tedious task), you violate the contracts. No compile-time >> check, no run-time check. >> > > In Noexcept there _is_ run-time check: if noexcept_::has_current_error() > is true at the time a thread terminates, it invokes std::terminate(). Not > ideal, and won't take action if the thread never terminates -- and it may > never terminate because, like in Outcome, if the caller doesn't check at > every function call, the program keeps going. > I was imprecise. you do have a run-time check, but it comes too late: it does not prevent functions to be called with failed preconditions. > > >> I consider this a serious issue. >> > > It is, programmers forget to check for errors all the time. > And Boost.Outcome helps detect these situations at compile-time (of course, at the expense of controlling the return type). > >> And taking into consideration the advantages of Boost.Noexcept you >> mention, I can only conclude that Boost.Noexcept is superior to >> Boost.Outcome in one aspect but inferior in another. >> > > The two libraries solve different problems. > Indeed. > Outcome helps you avoiding exception handling, so it assumes you can > freely use result<T,E> throughout your interfaces. > Well, it can help you avoid exceptions. But it also helps you deal with the lack of exception handling. As you say, the trade-off is that you use `result` in return type. > Noexcept helps you deal with a lack of exception handling, so it assumes > that at least some of the interfaces are beyond your control, and doesn't > impose a return type. > Yes, here the trade-off is, no altering of the return type, but unsafe consequences when you forget to check for "thrown" exceptions. And there must exist a "spare" value in the returned type. There are benefits to using a special return type (to protect against using > an invalid value), but Noexcept leaves that to the user because return > values don't transport errors, just the T; you could e.g. use > std::optional<T>. > And user may not be able to make this decision because he may not be in control of the return type. Regards, &rzej;

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[GSOC18] Boost.Geometry Project 1 : Similarity between geometries
by sagarvijaygupta 31 Jan '18

31 Jan '18

I am Sagar Gupta, a student of IIT Mandi, pursuing my Bachelors in Computer Science. I want to work on the Project 1 of Similarity between Geometries. I read the source code of geometry and regarding the Frechet distance and its different variations and tried to work with it. Also I tried the competency test. Its my first time for GSOC but I have some good experience in C++ (from different projects and competitive programming). I wish to know where should I send the competency test? I wish to work on this project as it is a great learning experience which I realized while working on the implementation of Frechet Distance between linestrings. Thanks and Regards Sagar Gupta -- Sent from: http://boost.2283326.n4.nabble.com/Boost-Dev-f2600599.html

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International Conference on Information Society (i-Society 2018): Call for Submissions!
by International Conference on Information Society 30 Jan '18

30 Jan '18

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Interested in applying to the google summer of code
by Laouen Belloli 30 Jan '18

30 Jan '18

Hi, My name is Laouen Belloli, I'm a Computer Science student at Universidad de Buenos Aires currently doing my final thesis in Discrete Events Simulation, this is my 7th and last year on it. In the past I contributed to the cadmium project. This year, I want to join the google summer of code to contribute to Boost. In particular, I would like to work on the Boost.Real project proposed. Best regards, -- Laouen Mayal Louan Belloli. LIAA - DC - FCEyN - UBA. C.A.B.A. - Buenos Aires - Argentina. https://liaa.dc.uba.ar +54 9 11 38675694

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[atomic] (op)_and_test naming
by Andrey Semashev 30 Jan '18

30 Jan '18

Hi, I would like to ask for the community opinion on the naming of the (op)_and_test functions that appeared in Boost.Atomic 1.66. As you probably know, 1.66 included a few new atomic operations, some of which have the name (op)_and_test (e.g. add_and_test, sub_and_test, etc.) These operations perform the (op) on the atomic value and test if the result is zero, so that instead of this: if (a.fetch_sub(1) - 1 == 0) one could write this: if (a.sub_and_test(1)) Also, the generated code for these operations can potentially be more efficient. Recently I received this request: https://github.com/boostorg/atomic/issues/11 which basically asks to change the result of the functions to the opposite. I can see that the current naming could be confusing, especially given that other operations like bit_test_and_set return the previous bit value (i.e. true if the bit was 1). That would be a breaking change, but the new operations were announced as experimental in the release notes, so if there is consensus that the result should indeed be changed, I'm ready to comply. Another solution is change (op)_and_test naming to something else that is more clear. In that case I could deprecate the (op)_and_test variants and provide the functionality under the new names. I would welcome suggestions for a better naming scheme, if you feel this is the right way. My only ask is that the new names be concise, if possible. Lastly, if you think the current naming is fine or there is another way to resolve the confusion, please comment as well. I would appreciate your opinion in any case. Thanks.

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[review] Outcome v2: Review Period Concluded (Fri-19-Jan through Sun-28-Jan, 2018)
by charleyb123 . 29 Jan '18

29 Jan '18

Hi, Everyone-- The Boost Review Period for the formal review of Niall Douglas' Outcome (v2) library is concluded (having run Fri-19-Jan through Sun-28-Jan, 2018). Reviews were posted from: - Vinícius dos Santos Oliveira (Fri-26-Jan-2018) - Andrzej Krzemienski (Fri-26-Jan-2018) - Bjorn Reese (Sun-28-Jan-2018) - Daniela Engart (Sun-28-Jan-2018) - John P Fletcher (Sun-28-Jan-2018) In addition, online discussions included comments, observations, and critiques from a number of other community participants. It will take some time to review the discussion, make a final determination, and prepare the Review Report. Please: - Contact me (directly or on-list) if I missed identification of your review during the review period; - Contact me (directly or on-list) if you have any concerns; or to raise any salient observations or "final thoughts" Thank you! --charley Boost.Outcome(v2) Review Manager

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[gsoc18] Interested in adding statistics and machine learning functions to Boost.uBLAS and Seeking for mentors
by Kanch 29 Jan '18

29 Jan '18

Dear community: My name is Long Zhang,currently in my third year of college. As subject suggests, I'm interested in adding statistics and machine learning functions to Boost.uBLAS library. I've basic knowledge of statistics (which I have been thought in school) and Machine Learning, I learned Machine Learning by Andrew Ng on Coursera, and I have tried to implement algorithms like PCA,LDA,K-means in Python, therefore, I think it won't be a problem if I have to implements it in C++. BTW, I have use C++ since my Senior High. Except components mentioned in wiki, I think I can also implement algorithms like KNN,Logistic Regression, even SVM during the summer. I also understand the efficiency of these algorithms is what matters, I will try hard to implement it as fast as it can. I know I have do some kind of programming competency test. When should I start? I mean I haven't find a mentor, don't know who should I contact if I finish the test. Can someone mentoring me? We can then talk about the test and code I used written in C++(open source code in C++) to check if I'm qualified to this project. Thank you. Best, Long -- Best regards, *Long Zhang (Kanch) <http://akakanch.com> *＠ Chengdu University of Information Technology 2015 Computer Science Major Mail:kanchisme@gmail.com No.24 Block 1, Xuefu Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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[outcome] Formal review
by Bjorn Reese 29 Jan '18

29 Jan '18

I. DESIGN --------- Boost.Outcome provides a useful alternative / complement to exceptions, and its design is clean. I like naming of functions with wide and narrow contracts. I suggest that result<> is renamed to basic_result<>, which will then be the customizable template class, and result<> then becomes as specialzation (template alias) that does the same as the current default result<>. This makes result<> an uncustomizable companion to std::error_code, which is useful when defining interoperable APIs. One design decision that I disagree with is the choice of sum types rather than product types for internal storage. I would rather have a lower run-time footprint at the expense of increased compile times. II. IMPLEMENTATION ------------------ Looks readable and solid. There may be an overemphasis on constexpr; I would rather have had support for C++11. BOOST_OUTCOME_TRY_UNIQUE_NAME generates identifiers starting with __t but according to the C++ standard [lex.name/3.1] "each identifier that contains a double underscore __ [...] is reserved to the implementation for any use", where implementation means the C++ compiler. III. DOCUMENTATION ------------------ The documentation is well-written, with a tutorial that is easy to understand. The API Reference could be improved though. 1. What are the requirements for ValueOrError? Looking up ValueOrError brings us to convert::value_or_error, which only states that it "matches the ValueOrError concept." The rather convoluted enable_if uses ValueOrError<U> which uses detail::ValueOrError<U> and here the trail disappears. The convert.hpp header file does contain the missing explanations though. 2. What are the requirements for EC and EP? EC and EP are used informally throughout the documentation, but are described in the Custom Payloads tutorial. In the API Reference they are suddenly called S and P instead. Please use a consistent naming throughout the documentation; preferably using more descriptive names, such as OutcomeErrorCode and OutcomeExceptionPtr. It would furthermore be helpful if they were described as concepts outside the tutorial. 3. The descriptions of value_type_if_enabled and error_type_if_enabled are obscure, and it is still not clear to me if they have any relevance for the library user. If they do, then their descriptions should be more clear; if they do not, then they should not be included in the documentation. 4. The documentation of OUTCOME_TRYX contains the full macro implementation which is not really helpful to users. This macro could possibly be expressed in terms of other macros. 5. noexcept('hidden') is used in several places. Does this mean that the noexcept condition is unspecified? If so, then it is more customary to use "unspecified" in italic. IV. MISC -------- I spent 4-5 hours reading the documentation and looking at the code. I did not compile it. V. VERDIC --------- I vote for the conditional acceptance of Boost.Outcome. The conditions are: 1. The documentation should be integratable into the Boost infrastructure. 2. People must be able to submit patches to the Boost version of the library without having to convert those patches to the standalone version.

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Fwd: Fwd: [review] Review of Outcome v2 (Fri-19-Jan to Sun-28-Jan, 2018)
by degski 28 Jan '18

28 Jan '18

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: degski <degski(a)gmail.com> Date: 28 January 2018 at 17:11 Subject: Re: [boost] Fwd: [review] Review of Outcome v2 (Fri-19-Jan to Sun-28-Jan, 2018) To: Vinícius dos Santos Oliveira <vini.ipsmaker(a)gmail.com> On 28 January 2018 at 16:44, Vinícius dos Santos Oliveira < vini.ipsmaker(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Can you elaborate on your point? If I'm left alone I'll miss your point. > I was mostly just responding to your example (which you asked me to do), and how I would do that, without having to deal with exceptions and/or outcomes. But, the more general point is, which Spirit in this case does very well, is to deal with potential problems at the source, in an explicit (comprehensive) way, without propagation of errors or exceptions. > It's becoming confusing the more you go. > It's probably because I'm rowing against the tide here. degski

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