Re: [Boost-users] shared_ptr leaking memory and crashing / gcc 3.4.6

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] shared_ptr leaking memory and crashing / gcc 3.4.6
From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-10-29 10:04:47

> Anybody interested in this or could point me to a different boost list?
>
> Michael wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I figured that shared_ptr (boost 3.4, but I don't think this is really a 
>> boost problem) will lose memory in the following example
...
>> int main(int argc, char** argv)
>> {
>>   while (true)
>>   {
>>     XRef myX;
>>     try
>>     {
>>       myX = getx();
>>     }
>>     catch(...)
>>     {
>>     }
>>   }
>> }
...
>> Platform is FreeBSD 6, gcc 3.4.6. It only happens when compiled like 
>> above (without optimization).

I'm interested in principle in everything concerning shared_ptr, but I'm not 
sure what we can do about this specific case. Maybe report it to the GCC 
Bugzilla? Is 3.4.6 even being maintained?

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