[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6834: Memory corruption when calling boost::filesystem::exists() from static initializer with Unicode paths

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6834: Memory corruption when calling boost::filesystem::exists() from static initializer with Unicode paths
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-04-26 20:00:26

#6834: Memory corruption when calling boost::filesystem::exists() from static
initializer with Unicode paths
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 Reporter:  memger@…                            |       Owner:  bemandawes
     Type:  Bugs                                |      Status:  new       
Milestone:  To Be Determined                    |   Component:  filesystem
  Version:  Boost 1.49.0                        |    Severity:  Problem   
 Keywords:  filesystem access violation exists  |  
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 Assume we have a class MyClass with the constructor as shown below.
 Now, if we create a static instance of MyClass (or have some other
 mechanism to execute this code at static initialization time), then this
 code will create an access violation exception when exists() is called.

 {{{
 MyClass::MyClass() {
         boost::filesystem::path path(L"C:\\Windows");
         path /= boost::filesystem::path(L"notepad.exe");
         if (!boost::filesystem::exists(path)) {
                 std::cout << "notepad.exe doesn't exist!" << std::endl;
         }
 }
 }}}

 The code was tested on Windows 7 X64 SP1 with VS 2008 SP1 with boost 1.49.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6834>
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