[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8259: ICU is used but not cleaned up, leaking memory.

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8259: ICU is used but not cleaned up, leaking memory.
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-03-07 00:57:19

#8259: ICU is used but not cleaned up, leaking memory.
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 Reporter:  166291@…                 |       Owner:  artyom 
     Type:  Bugs                     |      Status:  new    
Milestone:  To Be Determined         |   Component:  locale 
  Version:  Boost Development Trunk  |    Severity:  Problem
 Keywords:                           |  
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 So ICU is used in Boost.Locale, but not cleaned up, which leaks memory.

 I've attached a patch that fixes this, but has some setbacks:

 - It's not thread safe (that I know of).
 - ICU may be used in other Boost libraries (like Regex) and it will break
 their data.
 - ICU may be used in user applications and it will break their data.

 A solution would be to make an interface for the application users to use
 that cleans up ICU specifically, but that'd break encapsulation would it
 not?

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/8259>
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