[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3554: PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords and deprecated conversion to char*

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3554: PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords and deprecated conversion to char*
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-10-24 13:06:40

#3554: PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords and deprecated conversion to char*
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 Reporter:  mloskot <mateusz@…>           |       Owner:  dave   
     Type:  Bugs                          |      Status:  new    
Milestone:  Boost 1.41.0                  |   Component:  Python 
  Version:  Boost Development Trunk       |    Severity:  Problem
 Keywords:                                |  
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 Building current trunk (r57126) with GCC 4.4.1 it throws the following
 warnings :

 {{{
 gcc.compile.c++ bin.v2/libs/python/build/gcc-4.4.1/release/link-static
 /threading-multi/object/class.o
 libs/python/src/object/class.cpp: In function ‘int
 boost::python::property_init(PyObject*, PyObject*, PyObject*)’:
 libs/python/src/object/class.cpp:79: warning: deprecated conversion from
 string constant to ‘char*’
 libs/python/src/object/class.cpp:79: warning: deprecated conversion from
 string constant to ‘char*’
 libs/python/src/object/class.cpp:79: warning: deprecated conversion from
 string constant to ‘char*’
 libs/python/src/object/class.cpp:79: warning: deprecated conversion from
 string constant to ‘char*’
 }}}

 The problem is caused not by Boost itself, but it's a Python problem that
 has been discussed here:
  * [http://bugs.python.org/issue1772673 Issue 1772673: Replacing char*
 with const char*]
  * [http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2006-February/060689.html

 Baffled by PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords modification]

 However, when Python is fixed it seems to be a good idea to fix the
 Boost.Python too.

 Environment: Linux Ubuntu 9.10 (64-bit), GCC 4.4.1, Python 2.6.4rc2

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