[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #13237: BOOST_TEST comparing two char*/wchar_t*

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #13237: BOOST_TEST comparing two char*/wchar_t*
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-09-30 20:02:38

#13237: BOOST_TEST comparing two char*/wchar_t*
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 Reporter:  mikhail.strelnikov@…  |      Owner:  Gennadiy Rozental
     Type:  Bugs                  |     Status:  new
Milestone:  To Be Determined      |  Component:  test
  Version:  Boost 1.65.0          |   Severity:  Problem
 Keywords:                        |
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 BOOST_TEST should compare pointers, not strings.

 Consider:

 {{{
 char s[] = {65, 0, 65, 0};
 char *c1 = &s[0], *c2 = &s[2];
 if (c1 != c2)
 {
     BOOST_TEST(c1 != c2);
 }
 }}}

 Error looks like this:

 {{{
 check c1 != c2 has failed [A == A]
 }}}

 With wchar_t:

 {{{
 check c1 != c2 has failed [0x7ffc3b6d9bb0 == 0x7ffc3b6d9bb8]
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac10/boost/ticket/13237>
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