Re: [Boost-users] [Boost.date-time] Problem with leak with time_from_string? Incorrect use, or other problem? Thank you!

From: Stewart Loving-Gibbard (sloving-gibbard_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-23 16:53:25

Jeff:

Thank you for your prompt and extremely helpful response.

I've formally requested a hot-fix from Microsoft, opening a technical 
support issue with a case #, etc. In the meantime I will probably be 
forced to attempt the workaround, but I strongly encourage anyone else 
out there who is affected by the bug to also file a formal hotfix 
request as well.

If Microsoft is inundated with hot-fix requests, they will surely do the 
right thing at some point. But, if all we do is post in forums, they 
have an excuse to ignore us.

Stewart

Jeff Garland wrote:

>> This code snippet leaks for us, at a rate of about a MB every 10 seconds:
>>
>> while (true)
>> {
>>     time_from_string("2002-01-20 23:59:59");
>> }
>>

> 
> It's a problem in the standard library. Have a look at this recent thread.  A
> few key emails:
> 
> http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2006/02/100969.php
> http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2006/02/101039.php
> http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2006/02/101122.php
> 
> As you'll see in the last email I've made some patches, but it isn't
> comprehensive.  In particular, time_from_string is in one of those areas that
> I don't believe I can patch easily.
> 
> If you're doing any non-trivial C++, I think you'll want to request support
> from the vendor or apply their workarounds since date-time is hardly the only
> code likely to be using basic_iostream.
> 
> Jeff
> 
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