Re: [Boost-users] Support for VS 2005 C++/CLI offtopic: why C++/CLI?

From: Ovanes Markarian (om_boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-10-20 06:03:40

One more thing to try: check if byte alignments in boost, your app and .net framework are same.
Try to play with Project's settings in C/C++ -> Code Generation panel.

I assume boost uses default alignment.

Ovanes.

On Fri, October 20, 2006 11:33, Andre Krause wrote:
> just a beginners question, not want to start any flames:
> why are you using C++/CLI mode, if you are using portable libraries like
> boost anyway? why not build a native C++ application? what are pro's and
> con's? i must admit that i never got my head up into .net stuff, because
> i thought: "no way, i completely will loose cross platform." but now
> with mono, thats not true that much anymore. i heard that bytecode might
> be even faster than native code, because these bytecode JIT compilers
> can "magically" optimise speed at runtime!! ( see
> http://psyco.sourceforge.net/, http://www.kano.net/javabench/ ,
> http://www.idiom.com/~zilla/Computer/javaCbenchmark.html )
>
> John Dunn wrote:
>> I'm curious if boost currently ( or plans to ) support C++/CLI. For the past
>> couple of months I've been using boost in a managed C++ application without
>> any issues ( but with quite a few scary warnings ). I've recently installed
>> the beta VS2005 SP and now my applicaiton crashes with the following error
>> if I link with the boost::thread library.
>>
>>     The application failed to initialize properly (0xc000007b). Click on OK
>> to terminate the application.
>>
>> Is this something that should work? I seem to remeber when I initially
>> downloaded boost some mention of it not supporting C++/CLI but I couldn't
>> find that reference again. Since it worked pre service pack should I
>> complain to MS? Is my best bet putting all my boost code inside of a DLL?
>>
>> Here's a simple program which will crash if compiled with /clr. Note that no
>> managed C++ objects are used/created and I haven't instantiated a thread
>> object either.
>>
>> #include <iostream>
>> #include <boost/thread/thread.hpp>
>> #include <boost/thread/xtime.hpp>
>>
>> static void thread_func() {
>>   int count = 5;
>>   while( count ) {
>>     std::cout << "thread func..." << std::endl;
>>     boost::xtime xt;
>>     boost::xtime_get( &xt, boost::TIME_UTC );
>>     xt.sec += 1;
>>     boost::thread::sleep( xt );
>>     count--;
>>   }
>> }
>>
>> int main( int argc, const char* * argv ) {
>>   std::cout << "running" << std::endl;
>>   return 1;
>> }
>>
>> Any pointers would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks-
>>
>> John Dunn
>> QSC Audio Products, Inc.
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With Kind Regards,

Ovanes Markarian