Re: [Boost-users] [InterProcess] Compatibility with Boost multi_array

From: Ion Gaztañaga (igaztanaga_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-03-18 10:43:50

sankar lingam wrote:
>  
>  
>  
>                Can I create Boost multi_array in shared memory using 
> Boost.InterProcess..?
> Can some one explain as to how this can be done.?
>  
>              I tried providing the Boost InterProcess Allocator to the 
> Boost multi_array but it gives the
> expected compiler error of casting an offset<ptr> to T* , when 
> the multi_array tries to convert
> return type of the allocator allocate function(which is an 
> offset<ptr>) to T*.
>  
>        Can this problem be overcome by writing a custom stl 
> compatible allocator wrapper over the interprocess allocator?
>  
> Regards,
> Sankar

MultiArray is not compatible with Boost.Interprocess. I've never tried 
that, so I can give any clue on how to solve this. It would interesting 
to make MultiArray compatible with non-raw pointers, but this is a issue 
MultiArray authors should address if they find it useful.

Regards,

Ion