Re: [Boost-users] lexical_cast problem with OS X gcc -fast option

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-03-23 16:35:32

"Colin Dewey" <colin.dewey_at_[hidden]> writes:

> If I compile the following code (test.cc):
>
> #include <iostream>
> #include <string>
>
> #include "boost/lexical_cast.hpp"
>
> int main() {
>
> 	int i;
> 	std::string s("3");
>
> 	try {
> 		
> 		i = boost::lexical_cast<int>(s);
>
> 	} catch (boost::bad_lexical_cast& e) {
> 		std::cerr << "Error in conversion\n";
> 	}
> }
>
> with the "-fast" and "-mcpu=G4" options for gcc 3.3 on MacOS X 10.4.5, like so:
>
> g++ -I. -ggdb -fast -mcpu=G4 test.cc -o test
>
> I get a Bus error when I run the compiled program.  I do not get this
> error when I omit the "-fast -mcpu=G4" options.  Here is the trace
> from gdb:
>
> Program received signal EXC_BAD_ACCESS, Could not access memory.
> Reason: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at address: 0x00000000
> 0x00017d44 in std::locale::operator= () at test.cc:11
> 11      }
> (gdb) backtrace
> #0  0x00017d44 in std::locale::operator= () at test.cc:11
> #1  0x00019e54 in std::ios_base::_M_init () at test.cc:11
> #2  0x0001a8c0 in std::basic_ios<char, std::char_traits<char> >::init
> () at test.cc:11
> #3  0x0004b30c in boost::detail::lexical_stream<int,
> std::string>::lexical_stream (this=0xbffff6f0) at
> /usr/include/gcc/darwin/3.3-fast/c++/istream:98
> #4  0x0004aed8 in boost::lexical_cast<int, std::string>
> (arg=@0xbffff9e0) at boost/lexical_cast.hpp:135
> #5  0x000028e8 in main () at test.cc:10
>
>
> Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks!

This is almost certainly a compiler bug that should be reported to the
GCC developers.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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