[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8012: Inconsistency in linearize()

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8012: Inconsistency in linearize()
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-02-08 17:41:29

#8012: Inconsistency in linearize()
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 Reporter:  Serge Meynard <serge.meynard@…>                  |       Owner:  jano_gaspar    
     Type:  Bugs                                             |      Status:  new            
Milestone:  To Be Determined                                 |   Component:  circular_buffer
  Version:  Boost 1.52.0                                     |    Severity:  Problem        
 Keywords:  linearize empty                                  |  
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 Assume two equivalent non-empty circular buffers A and B, with A reporting
 as linearized and B as not linearized. After calling ''clear()'' on them,
 they will both still report the same linearized state as before; the
 linearized state applies to all buffers, whether empty or not. However,
 calling ''linearize()'' on the non-linearized empty buffer B will
 '''not''' linearize it, which is inconsistent.

 One option to fix this would be to automatically linearize a buffer when
 it becomes empty, but that would force some overhead even in cases where
 it is unnecessary. A better solution would be to make ''linearize()'' work
 normally even on empty buffers.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/8012>
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