Re: Compiler crash (VC2008 Prof)

[David Lowndes]

Anna,

Can you submit this as a bug on the MS connect site please and post
back a link to your bug report here so others can find it and
vote/verify it.

It's difficult to know what to recommend - the code snippet compiles
fine with the Comeau online compiler which is usually a good
indication that the code itself is not invalid.

The immediate crash can be eliminated by commenting out either of the
2 constructor forms, but whether you need them in your actual code I
don't know.

It also disappears for me if I change the typedef names (and their
usage):

size_type->size_typ, iterator -iterat.

Dave

[Anna Smidt]

Re: Compiler crash (VC2008 Prof)

David, thanks for your reply.
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Does it crash for you? It was not really clear because you said ->

It's difficult to know what to recommend - the code snippet compiles
fine with the Comeau online compiler

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Do you know this from just looking at the code or have you been able to
reproduce the crash? ->

The immediate crash can be eliminated by commenting out either of the
2 constructor forms, but whether you need them in your actual code I
don't know.
It also disappears for me if I change the typedef names (and their
usage):
>
size_type->size_typ, iterator -iterat.
>

Well, I don't know that either because I'm still too newbie. I did click
on "Send error report" quite a dozen times when the compiler crashed.
Should I post it on MS Connect anyway? I am still too new to C++ to be
able to describe the steps to reproduce them.

Anna

[Anna Smidt]

Re: Compiler crash (VC2008 Prof)

It also disappears for me if I change the typedef names (and their
usage):
>
size_type->size_typ, iterator -iterat.
>
Dave

This helped! I am not yet sure if it breaks anything, but the crash is
gone!
Thanks very much.

[David Lowndes]

Re: Compiler crash (VC2008 Prof)

>Do you know this from just looking at the code or have you been able to

>reproduce the crash? ->

I could repro the crash with the VS2008 compiler, and I also checked
the code on http://www.comeaucomputing.com/tryitout since it's widely
regarded as being as conformant a compiler as there is.

>Should I post it on MS Connect anyway?

Yes please - that way we'll get some feedback as to whether MS can
repro it - and possibly a recommended work-around/fix.

Please post the link from your Connect bug report back here and I'll
vote/validate it.

Dave

[David Lowndes]

Re: Compiler crash (VC2008 Prof)

Anna,

Have you submitted a bug on the Connect web site for this issue?

Dave

[David Lowndes]

Re: Compiler crash (VC2008 Prof)

So as not to lose this, I've submitted a bug on Connect:

https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=378029

Dave

[Ben Voigt [C++ MVP]]

Re: Compiler crash (VC2008 Prof)

David Lowndes wrote:

So as not to lose this, I've submitted a bug on Connect:
>

https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=378029

>
Dave

Voted for it, but I think the code really should be

typedef typename vector<T>::iter ator iterator;

etc

The current code IS an infinitely recursive definition.