Re: [Boost-users] Re: Re: FW: Leak when using boost threads under VC .NET using usi ng statically linked CRT

From: Roland Schwarz (roland.schwarz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-11-22 12:01:31

alansa_at_[hidden] wrote:

>
>>> The interesting part is that it doesn't leak if use the version of 
> threads
>>> built using the CRT as a .dll rather than static link. I also 
> believe that
>>> the actual culprit is somewhere in boost.function since the code for
>>> boost.thread is so straight forward.
>  
>>This sounds more like a mismatch between the runtime libraries that
>>Boost was compiled for (MSVCRT.DLL I'm pretty sure) and the one you're
>>linking with.  Do you get a linker error indicating that there are
>>conflicting libraries?
>  
> Hmmm no linker errors or warnings. I've set my main exe to statically 
> link. if i use the version of threads that statically links to 
> msvcrt71 or dynamically to msvcrt71.dll it doesn't seem to make any 
> difference. Our boost libraries where compiled here for msvcrt71 and i 
> can confirm this.
>  
> As i say if my main exe uses msvcrt71.dll then theres no leak.

Are you using tls code?
TLS currently (as to my knowledge) contains a "intentional" leak which 
however is harmless.
Could you post the messages?
Did you track down the leak?

Roland