Re: [Boost-users] [iostreams] Hang when constructing an xml_iarchive with non-existent source

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-08 22:49:36

Paul Giaccone wrote:

> * is_complete() returns true when the source is a non-existent file
> * the constructor for xml_iarchive hangs when it is given a stream
> that has a non-existent file as its source
>
> Is this correct behaviour or a bug?  Of course, it is the programmer's
> responsibility to ensure the source exists, but a hang rather than an
> exception seems suggests to me that something has been overlooked in
> the library.
>

without more information its hard to know.  inside of what function is it
hanging?

Robert Ramey