RE: [Boost-users] boost::shared_ptr inside std::list

From: Darryl Green (Darryl.Green_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-11-12 22:09:52

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Mastro [mailto:jmastro_at_[hidden]] 
> Sent: Thursday, 13 November 2003 11:59 AM
> To: Boost Users mailing list
> Subject: [Boost-users] boost::shared_ptr inside std::list
> 
> 
> This one has been driving me nuts all day. In a function I have the
> following:
> 
> std::list< boost::shared_ptr<MyObject> > *   objectList;

An uninitialized pointer to a list of shared pointers to MyObject is
probably not what you wanted, but its what you defined.
I don't think you bug has anything to do with shared pointers...

> 
> 
> When debugging my code, the debugger (gdb) dies upon entering the
> function with this in it. It says "The Debugger has exited 
> due to signal
> 11 (SIGSEGV).The Debugger has exited due to signal 11 
> (SIGSEGV)." My dev
> tools felt the need to say it twice for some reason. I pulled this out
> and put it in a new project all by itself with the same result.
> 
> If I make it not be a pointer, like this:
> 
> std::list< boost::shared_ptr<MyObject> >   objectList;
> 
> then there's no problem.

Regards
Darryl.

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