Public bug reported: Ubuntu Release: xenial Source Package: boost1.58
While testing for a pending project upgrade to xenial, I encountered a problem with boost's serialization (specifically deserialization) of std::vector whereby repeatedly deserializing into a single instance of std::vector would accumulate entries in that vector instead of having them replaced. Others have encountered this bug as well: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34042933/boost-vector-serialization- append-issue According to boost's tracker, this bug is unique to version 1.58, and fixed at >= 1.59: https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/11612 After reviewing the diffs between 1.54 (previous working version from trusty), 1.58 (xenial target), and 1.60 (pulled from yakkety for examination), I believe this can be addressed by a one-line patch, which I have attached, reintroducing a call to vector::clear() at the appropriate juncture: I have attached that patch, which may be appended to the quilt series embedded in the current xenial source package for boost1.58, and have verified that, at least for all of my usages, this fixes the problem. Given the reaction to the ticket ("Fixed in 1.59, invalid bug"), this seems to be an excellent candidate for inclusion as a bugfix/backport for xenial. Let me know if there is anything else you need. I created the patch against the boost1.58 package sources with 'dpkg-source --commit', but I admit I deleted most of the "fill in this important information" because I did not yet have a launchpad bug, etc. to reference. ** Affects: boost (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Patch added: "fixes the problem" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1583805/+attachment/4666484/+files/fix-std-vector-load.diff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1583805 Title: Vector Serialization Bug in Boost 1.58 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/boost/+bug/1583805/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
