[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4804: boost/thread/thread.hpp "error: cast from 'void*' to 'long int'" with mingw64

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4804: boost/thread/thread.hpp "error: cast from 'void*' to 'long int'" with mingw64
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-10-30 07:01:22

#4804: boost/thread/thread.hpp "error: cast from 'void*' to 'long int'" with
mingw64
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 Reporter:  gdavid.devel@…          |       Owner:  anthonyw
     Type:  Bugs                    |      Status:  new     
Milestone:  To Be Determined        |   Component:  thread  
  Version:  Boost 1.44.0            |    Severity:  Problem 
 Keywords:                          |  
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 On Windows 7 x64, using mingw64, when I build a source file that #include
 <boost/thread/thread.hpp>, there are the following errors :

 {{{
 In file included from C:\Boost\include\boost-
 1_44/boost/thread/win32/thread_data.hpp:12:0,
                  from C:\Boost\include\boost-
 1_44/boost/thread/thread.hpp:15,
                  from test.cpp:1:
 C:\Boost\include\boost-
 1_44/boost/thread/win32/thread_heap_alloc.hpp:59:40: warning: inline
 function 'void* boost::detail::allocate_raw_heap_memory(unsigned int)'
 declared as  dllimport: attribute ignored
 C:\Boost\include\boost-
 1_44/boost/thread/win32/thread_heap_alloc.hpp:69:39: warning: inline
 function 'void boost::detail::free_raw_heap_memory(void*)' declared as
 dllimport: attribute ignored
 In file included from C:\Boost\include\boost-
 1_44/boost/thread/win32/basic_timed_mutex.hpp:14:0,
                  from C:\Boost\include\boost-
 1_44/boost/thread/win32/mutex.hpp:8,
                  from C:\Boost\include\boost-
 1_44/boost/thread/mutex.hpp:14,
                  from C:\Boost\include\boost-
 1_44/boost/thread/detail/thread.hpp:13,
                  from C:\Boost\include\boost-
 1_44/boost/thread/thread.hpp:22,
                  from test.cpp:1:
 C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/thread/win32/interlocked_read.hpp: In
 function 'void boost::detail::interlocked_write_release(void* volatile*,
 void*)':
 C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/thread/win32/interlocked_read.hpp:71:13:
 error: cast from 'void*' to 'long int' loses precision
 In file included from C:\Boost\include\boost-
 1_44/boost/thread/win32/mutex.hpp:8:0,
                  from C:\Boost\include\boost-
 1_44/boost/thread/mutex.hpp:14,
                  from C:\Boost\include\boost-
 1_44/boost/thread/detail/thread.hpp:13,
                  from C:\Boost\include\boost-
 1_44/boost/thread/thread.hpp:22,
                  from test.cpp:1:
 C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/thread/win32/basic_timed_mutex.hpp: In
 member function 'void* boost::detail::basic_timed_mutex::get_event()':
 C:\Boost\include\boost-
 1_44/boost/thread/win32/basic_timed_mutex.hpp:183:43: error: cast from
 'void*' to 'long int' loses precision

 }}}

 test case :
 {{{
 #include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>

 int main(void)
 {
         return 0;
 }
 }}}

 Thanks in advance,

 David

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