Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4142: Option names should be constructible from strings

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4142: Option names should be constructible from strings
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-04-27 11:09:02

#4142: Option names should be constructible from strings
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 Reporter:  afoglia@…          |       Owner:  vladimir_prus  
     Type:  Feature Requests   |      Status:  new            
Milestone:  Boost 1.43.0       |   Component:  program_options
  Version:  Boost 1.42.0       |    Severity:  Cosmetic       
 Keywords:                     |  
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Comment(by anonymous):

 Replying to [comment:2 vladimir_prus]:
 > I am not sure I follow what exception safety issues are there?
 > It's only possible to leak 's' when ctor of std::string throws,

 Yes, that's what I meant.

 > which can happen only in 'out of memory' condition, and I'm
 > not sure I care much about that use case -- especially for
 > a library that parses program's command line.

 It is hard to argue against such reasoning.
 Don't forget that B.PO parses not only command line now.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/4142#comment:3>
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