Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5494: lexical_cast<unsigned int>("-1") fails to throw

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5494: lexical_cast<unsigned int>("-1") fails to throw
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-05-13 12:23:17

#5494: lexical_cast<unsigned int>("-1") fails to throw
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  Reporter:  Rupert Kittinger-Sereinig <rks@…>       |       Owner:  apolukhin   
      Type:  Bugs                                    |      Status:  assigned    
 Milestone:  To Be Determined                        |   Component:  lexical_cast
   Version:  Boost 1.45.0                            |    Severity:  Problem     
Resolution:                                          |    Keywords:  lexical_cast
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Comment (by Rupert Kittinger-Sereinig <rks@…>):

 thanks for the explanation, I already implemented a similar workaround.

 You might als add to the FAQ that this may not be very portable.

 e.g. with g++-4.3.2, the behaviour was different.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/5494#comment:3>
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