Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3895: Faulty output of tags by diagnostic_information() in G++ MinGW

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #3895: Faulty output of tags by diagnostic_information() in G++ MinGW
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-02-03 15:38:39

#3895: Faulty output of tags by diagnostic_information() in G++ MinGW
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 Reporter:  andrew mcardle <andrewmcardle1@…>          |       Owner:  emildotchevski
     Type:  Bugs                                       |      Status:  new           
Milestone:  Boost 1.43.0                               |   Component:  exception     
  Version:  Boost 1.42.0                               |    Severity:  Problem       
 Keywords:                                             |  
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Comment(by andrew mcardle <andrewmcardle1@…>):

 On closer inspection it seems to be due to the fact that typeid().name
 returns a system specific name. To demonstrate this change tag_type_name()
 to call the typeid() function and print to stdout:
 {{{
     template <class T>
     inline
     char const *
     tag_type_name()
         {
 #ifdef BOOST_NO_TYPEID
         return BOOST_CURRENT_FUNCTION;
 #else
                 std::cout<<typeid(T*).name();
         return typeid(T*).name();
 #endif
         }
 }}}

 If this counts as a bug or a feature, I am now unsure, however it does not
 seem to be a problem with the library itself.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/3895#comment:1>
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