Re: [Boost-users] [Iostreams] Can't open mapped_file data file on Windows

From: eg (egoots_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-09-03 14:45:50

Allen Cronce wrote:

> As indicated before, I don't know what other libraries, if any, depend 
> on mapped_file, so this fix might not be the right one. I'm hoping that 
> whoever maintains Iostreams will look into this issue and comment.
> 
> Further, I think that the unit test for Iostreams should be extended to 
> catch this kind of problem. Basically the test code should do something 
> like the code from my original post. That is, it should create a test 
> data file, then open it as a mapped file for writing.
> 
> I'm kind of new to boost, so I'm not clear on the process for dealing 
> with bugs or what my role should be. Should I report this issue on 
> <http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/report>? Or is the expectation that I 
> should be more proactive and fix it myself in a bleeding edge branch?
> 

I would recommend creating a new ticket which describes the problem at:
http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost

Then I would attach a patch of your proposed changes to the ticket with 
your proposed solution (and test code).