Re: [Boost-users] Bug in options_description.cpp when offer a long program options to boost::program_options

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-02-25 06:58:17

Jack Shi wrote:

> If you provide a long program options description while using boost, you
> will encounter such issue, if you using debug version, you will see a
> debug assertion failed alert, if you using release version, your program
> will be crashed. following codes can be used to reproduce this issue
.......
> if option description is long enough, the find function will be called,
> and "reverse_iterator<string::const_iterator>(line_begin - 1)" will lead
> to this issue, may "line_begin - 1" access a invalid space.
> 
> If there have some guys to confirm it was a bug in boost?

Please try CVS version.

- Volodya