Re: [Boost-users] function_base.hpp type-punned pointer warnings

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] function_base.hpp type-punned pointer warnings
From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-10 11:59:35

"KSpam" wrote:

> This has been a known problem for a very long time, and the work around is
> quite simple.  Replace
>
> reinterpret_cast<functor_type*>(&in_buffer.data)->~Functor();
>
> with
>
> functor_type* p = reinterpret_cast<functor_type*>(&in_buffer.data);
> p->~Functor();

Note however that this replacement causes a warning on MSVC ('p' not used), 
so it needs to be conditional, as in

https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/69251

Is there a ticket?