Re: [Boost-users] [Serialization] crash inboost::serialization::extended_type_info::key_unregister ()

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Serialization] crash inboost::serialization::extended_type_info::key_unregister ()
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-02-15 11:11:24

I believe this has been fixed in the more recent version of the library. 

Robert Ramey

Avi Bahra wrote:
> I am using boost 1.39 on suse linux with gcc 4.2.1 and using a debug
> build. 
> In order to rationalize the long compile times, I was attempting to
> split a file 
> into multiple translation units. When I ran my tests, they all
> passed, but then 
> crashed with a memory fault.
> 
> Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
> [Switching to Thread 0xb7cd26d0 (LWP 21897)]
> 0xb7d40a08 in strcmp () from /lib/libc.so.6
> (gdb) bt
> #0  0xb7d40a08 in strcmp () from /lib/libc.so.6
> #1  0x08e19924 in
> boost::serialization::extended_type_info::key_unregister () 
> #2  0x08e19ace in
> boost::serialization::extended_type_info::~extended_type_info () 
> #3  0x08c41afc in ~extended_type_info_typeid (this=0x92179cc) at
> /var/tmp/ma0/boost/boost_1_39_0/boost/serialization/extended_type_info_typeid.hpp:80
> #4  0x08c41bbe in ~singleton_wrapper (this=0x92179cc) at
> /var/tmp/ma0/boost/boost_1_39_0/boost/serialization/singleton.hpp:104 
> #5  0x08c209e0 in __tcf_25 () at
> /var/tmp/ma0/boost/boost_1_39_0/boost/serialization/singleton.hpp:121 
> #6  0xb7d00599 in exit () from /lib/libc.so.6
> #7  0xb7ce9fe8 in __libc_start_main () from /lib/libc.so.6
> #8  0x08a833f1 in _start ()
> 
> It appears that boost serialisation type registration has problems
> when it is split into multiple files. Also it appears 
> that most of serialisation test all appear in a single file, hence
> these kinds of issues can easily be missed. 
> Is there any work around to this problem ?
> 
>   Best regards,
> Ta,
>    Avi
> 
> 
> 
> 
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