[Boost-build] Segfault in Simple Programs with 1.33.1, gcc 4.0.2 on Linux

From: Jonathan Y. Walther (Jonathan.Y.Walther_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-02 09:22:01

I am having problems building the Boost 1.33.1 libraries using gcc 4.0.2 
on a Linux system.   I have used boost:regex for years, but am upgrading 
to gcc 4.

All builds appear to complete successfully, but even the simplest 
program seg faults upon the first boost usage:

Sample program:

$ cat sp20.cc
#include <boost/regex.hpp>

int main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
  boost::regex setEvent_RE("Set");
}

Build:

$ REGEX_INC=/sps_home/play/install/include/boost-1_33_1
$ REGEX_LIB=/sps_home/play/install/lib/libboost_regex-gcc-d.a
$ g++  -I$REGEX_INC -c sp20.cc  -o sp20.o
$ g++ -o sp20 sp20.o $REGEX_LIB -lstdc++

Execution:

$ ./sp20
Segmentation fault

$ ldd ./sp20
        libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/local/lib/libstdc++.so.6 (0x40018000)
        libm.so.6 => /lib/i686/libm.so.6 (0x40114000)
        libgcc_s.so.1 => /usr/local/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x40137000)
        libc.so.6 => /lib/i686/libc.so.6 (0x40142000)
        /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000)

$ gcc -v
Using built-in specs.
Target: i686-pc-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../gcc-4.0.2/configure --enable-languages=c++,f95,c 
--prefix=/usr/local --with-gmp=/usr/local/
 --with-mpfr=/usr/local/
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.0.2

Running in the debugger indicates a seg fault when the boost:regex 
constuctor is executed. Here is a trace of the debug session:

[mpguser_at_speedy play]$ gdb ./sp20
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There is absolutely no warranty for GDB.  Type "show warranty" for details.
This GDB was configured as "i686-pc-linux-gnu"...Using host libthread_db 
library "/lib/libthread_db.so.1".

(gdb) run
Starting program: /mnt/60GB/sps_home/play/sp20

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x401cdd37 in __strxfrm_l () at strxfrm.c:99
99      strxfrm.c: No such file or directory.
        in strxfrm.c
gdb) backtrace
#0  0x401cdd37 in __strxfrm_l () at strxfrm.c:99
#1  0x40076965 in std::collate<char>::_M_transform (this=0x0, __to=0x0, 
__from=0x0, __n=0) at collate_members.cc:55
#2  0x400a179a in std::collate<char>::do_transform (this=0x400fd204, 
__lo=0xbffff48a "a", __hi=0xbffff48b "")
    at 
/sps_home/play/objdir/i686-pc-linux-gnu/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/locale_facets.tcc:2354
#3  0x40097d57 in std::collate<char>::transform (this=0x2, __lo=0x0, 
__hi=0x0)
    at 
/sps_home/play/objdir/i686-pc-linux-gnu/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/locale_facets.h:2544
#4  0x0804e413 in 
boost::re_detail::cpp_regex_traits_implementation<char>::transform 
(this=0x807e3c8, p1=0xbffff48a "a", p2=0xbffff48b "")
    at 
/mnt/60GB/sps_home/play/boost_1_33_1/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp:560
#5  0x0804e706 in 
boost::re_detail::find_sort_syntax<boost::re_detail::cpp_regex_traits_implementation<char>, 
char> (pt=0x807e3c8, delim=0x807e5d4 "")
    at 
/mnt/60GB/sps_home/play/boost_1_33_1/boost/regex/v4/primary_transform.hpp:70
#6  0x0805f064 in 
boost::re_detail::cpp_regex_traits_implementation<char>::init 
(this=0x807e3c8)
    at 
/mnt/60GB/sps_home/play/boost_1_33_1/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp:729
#7  0x0806d331 in cpp_regex_traits_implementation (this=0x807e3c8, 
l=@0xbffff6b4)
    at 
/mnt/60GB/sps_home/play/boost_1_33_1/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp:417
#8  0x080700ca in 
boost::object_cache<boost::re_detail::cpp_regex_traits_base<char>, 
boost::re_detail::cpp_regex_traits_implementation<char> >::do_get (
    k=@0xbffff6b4, max_cache_size=5) at 
/mnt/60GB/sps_home/play/boost_1_33_1/boost/regex/pending/object_cache.hpp:118
#9  0x080707b9 in 
boost::object_cache<boost::re_detail::cpp_regex_traits_base<char>, 
boost::re_detail::cpp_regex_traits_implementation<char> >::get (
    k=@0xbffff6b4, max_cache_size=5) at 
/mnt/60GB/sps_home/play/boost_1_33_1/boost/regex/pending/object_cache.hpp:69
#10 0x080708dd in boost::re_detail::create_cpp_regex_traits<char> 
(l=@0xbffff6f0)
    at 
/mnt/60GB/sps_home/play/boost_1_33_1/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp:822
#11 0x0807093a in cpp_regex_traits (this=0x807e358) at 
/mnt/60GB/sps_home/play/boost_1_33_1/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp:842
#12 0x0807097f in regex_traits (this=0x807e358) at 
/mnt/60GB/sps_home/play/boost_1_33_1/boost/regex/v4/regex_traits.hpp:68
#13 0x08070993 in regex_traits_wrapper (this=0x807e358) at 
/mnt/60GB/sps_home/play/boost_1_33_1/boost/regex/v4/regex_traits.hpp:162
#14 0x080709b7 in regex_data (this=0x807e220) at 
/mnt/60GB/sps_home/play/boost_1_33_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex.hpp:54
#15 0x08070a25 in basic_regex_implementation (this=0x807e220) at 
/mnt/60GB/sps_home/play/boost_1_33_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex.hpp:85
#16 0x08070a6c in boost::basic_regex<char, boost::regex_traits<char, 
boost::cpp_regex_traits<char> > >::do_assign (this=0xbffff840, 
p1=0x80728e8 "Set",
    p2=0x80728eb "", f=0) at 
/mnt/60GB/sps_home/play/boost_1_33_1/boost/regex/v4/basic_regex.hpp:517
#17 0x0804c048 in boost::basic_regex<char, boost::regex_traits<char, 
boost::cpp_regex_traits<char> > >::assign ()
    at 
/mnt/60GB/sps_home/play/boost_1_33_1/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp:1003
#18 0x0804c07d in boost::basic_regex<char, boost::regex_traits<char, 
boost::cpp_regex_traits<char> > >::assign ()
    at 
/mnt/60GB/sps_home/play/boost_1_33_1/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp:1003
#19 0x0804c0b6 in boost::basic_regex<char, boost::regex_traits<char, 
boost::cpp_regex_traits<char> > >::basic_regex ()
    at 
/mnt/60GB/sps_home/play/boost_1_33_1/boost/regex/v4/cpp_regex_traits.hpp:1003
#20 0x0804b037 in main ()

I have recreated this error on two different linux machines, and under 
two versions of gcc (4.0.2 and 3.4.5).

I have built with and without BOOST_DISABLE_THREADS, and 
-fvisibility=default to no avail.  I have also built with the compiler 
set in a non standard location and also later in a standard location 
(/usr/local)

Both linux systems are older, Red Hat 7.2 systems on which I have just 
recently installed gcc 4.0.2.   The compiler built and installed without 
problems, but are otherwise untested.

When I try to run regression tests libs/regex/test/regress, I get the 
same segfault behavior.  

run_tests.sh runs, but compiler_status returns the following:

warning: could not find build results for 't_1_33_1/status'.

**** exception(205): std::exception: 
boost::filesystem::directory_iterator constructor: "": No such file or dir
ectory
******** errors detected; see standard output for details ********

(I am looking into why this program is looking for 't_1_33_1/status' 
instead of 'boost_1_33_1/status')

Based on some googling, it does not appear that this is a known problem, 
and I strongly suspect that the problem relates to my particular  
installation, but cannot figure out what to try next.

Any ideas?

Regards,

-- 
Jonathan Y. Walther
Jonathan.Y.Walther_at_[hidden]