[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5994: MSVC compiler misbehaviour - .lib & .exp files build for .EXE project

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5994: MSVC compiler misbehaviour - .lib & .exp files build for .EXE project
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-10-08 09:08:24

#5994: MSVC compiler misbehaviour - .lib & .exp files build for .EXE project
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 Reporter:  piotr.ns2011@…               |       Owner:  cnewbold
     Type:  Patches                      |      Status:  new     
Milestone:  To Be Determined             |   Component:  pool    
  Version:  Boost 1.47.0                 |    Severity:  Cosmetic
 Keywords:                               |  
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 There is bug in VS 2010 (and older versions) which makes EXE projects to
 build .LIB and .EXP files
 when using DLL runtime and "new (std::nothrow)" - as in "boost\pool"
 default_user_allocator_new_delete.

 The patch below is a workaround for this problem.
 According to this page: http://bit.ly/nCKoel

 there are no plans to fix this error on MSVC side.

 {{{

 // -- file:
 //   boost\pool\pool.hpp
 // -- under
 //   static char * malloc BOOST_PREVENT_MACRO_SUBSTITUTION(const size_type
 bytes)
 // -- replace
 //   { return new (std::nothrow) char[bytes]; }
 // -- with:
 #if defined(_DLL) && defined(_MSC_VER)
   { try { return new char[bytes]; } catch (...) { return NULL; } }
 #else
   { return new (std::nothrow) char[bytes]; }
 #endif
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/5994>
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