[Boost-users] Abort error with simple Boost regexp

Subject: [Boost-users] Abort error with simple Boost regexp
From: V A (gmanony_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-09-15 17:42:13

Hi,

While running the following program using boost 1.26.0, I get an abort
error. Any idea why?

Thank you.

test program
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int main( int argc, char **argv )
{
  string yexp = ".*{";

  boost::regex expression( yexp.c_str() );

  return 0;
} // main()

Here is the gdb trace:
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#0  0x618e7ecc in kill () from /usr/lib32/compat/libc.so.4
#1  0x6192c525 in abort () from /usr/lib32/compat/libc.so.4
#2  0x6187d8c8 in __default_terminate () from /home/y/lib/libstdc++.so.2.10
#3  0x6187d8e5 in __terminate () from /home/y/lib/libstdc++.so.2.10
#4  0x6187e1c0 in throw_helper (eh=0x61893c60, pc=0x1002865,
my_udata=0xffffdbf0,
    offset_p=0xffffdbec) from /home/y/lib/libstdc++.so.2.10
#5  0x6187e375 in __throw () from /home/y/lib/libstdc++.so.2.10
#6  0x01002a4b in main (argc=1, argv=0xffffdd24) at testBoost.cc:18