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boost::asio and socket ownership

Hello I've two classes (Negotiator, Client), both has their own boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket. Is there a way to transfer socket object to Client after negotiation is finished. I'm looking forward to do something like that: boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket sock1(io); //... boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket sock2; sock2.assign(sock1); This...

How can I use the Boost Graph Library to lay out verticies?

I'm trying to lay out vertices using the Boost Graph Library. However, I'm running into some compilation issues which I'm unsure about. Am I using the BGL in an improper manner? My code is: PositionVec position_vec(2); PositionMap position(position_vec.begin(), get(vertex_index, g)); int iterations = 100; double width = 100.0; double he...

Using * Width & Precision Specifiers With boost::format

I am trying to use width and precision specifiers with boost::format, like this: #include <boost\format.hpp> #include <string> int main() { int n = 5; std::string s = (boost::format("%*.*s") % (n*2) % (n*2) % "Hello").str(); return 0; } But this doesn't work because boost::format doesn't support the * specifier. Boost th...

Boost::Asio - Remove the "null"-character in the end of tcp packets.

I'm trying to make a simple msn client mostly for fun but also for educational purposes. And I started to try some tcp package sending and receiving using Boost Asio as I want cross-platform support. I have managed to send a "VER"-command and receive it's response. However after I send the following "CVR"-command, Asio casts an "End of ...

Boost threading/mutexs, why does this work?

Code: #include <iostream> #include "stdafx.h" #include <boost/thread.hpp> #include <boost/thread/mutex.hpp> using namespace std; boost::mutex mut; double results[10]; void doubler(int x) { //boost::mutex::scoped_lock lck(mut); results[x] = x*2; } int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[]) { boost::thread_group thds; for (int x = 10; x>0...

Boost singleton trouble

Hi guys, I have some class which uses boost singleton. It calls some function from own c++ library. This library is written in make file as dependence. Now I have another singleton class and it should call first singleton class. After this code I got linkers error about undefined references for functions which are used in first singleton...

boost::function & boost::lambda - call site invocation & accessing _1 and _2 as the type

Sorry for the confusing title. Let me explain via code: #include <string> #include <boost\function.hpp> #include <boost\lambda\lambda.hpp> #include <iostream> int main() { using namespace boost::lambda; boost::function<std::string(std::string, std::string)> f = _1.append(_2); std::string s = f("Hello", "There"); ...

Boost::Thread linking error on OSX?

So I'm going nuts trying to figure this one out. Here's my basic setup: I'm compiling a shared library with a bunch of core functionality that uses a lot of boost stuff. We'll call this library libpf_core.so. It's linked with the boost static libraries, specifically the python, system, filesystem, thread, and program_options librarie...

boost::function & boost::lambda again

Follow-up to post: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2978096/using-width-precision-specifiers-with-boostformat I'm trying to use boost::function to create a function that uses lambdas to format a string with boost::format. Ultimately what I'm trying to achieve is using width & precision specifiers for strings with format. boost::forma...

compiling qBittorrent on Windows

I'm trying to compile qBittorrent on Windows using QtCreator/MingW. http://qbittorrent.sourceforge.net/download.php I need help with getting this to compile, but I'm fairly confused by these boost errors. createtorrent_imp.cpp: In member function `virtual void torrentCreatorThread::run()': createtorrent_imp.cpp:263: error: call of overl...

How do I get the size of the boost buffer

I am trying to make an asynchronised server in visual studio and I use boost::asio::async_read(m_socket, boost::asio::buffer(m_buffer), boost::bind(&tcp_connection::handle_read, shared_from_this(), boost::asio::placeholders::error)); to get the buffer to be put in m_buffer ...

Boost.Asio: The difference between async_read and async_recieve

What's the difference between async_read and async_receive? ...

Using Boost.Asio to get "the whole packet"

I have a TCP client connecting to my server which is sending raw data packets. How, using Boost.Asio, can I get the "whole" packet every time (asynchronously, of course)? Assume these packets can be any size up to the full size of my memory. Basically, I want to avoid creating a statically sized buffer. ...

converting a timestring to a duration

Hi, At the moment I am trying to read in a timestring formatted and create a duration from that. I am currently trying to use the boost date_time time_duration class to read and store the value. boost date_time provides a method time_duration duration_from_string(std::string) that allows a time_duration to be created from a time strin...

boost for each problem

std::map< std::string , std::string > matrix_int; typedef std::pair< std::string , std::string > lp_type; BOOST_FOREACH( lp_type &row, matrix_int ){ } this can not be complied: error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from 'std::pair<_Ty1,_Ty2>' to 'lp_type &' when I have ',' in element type, boost doc says I can use typedef or p...

Boost in Visual Studio 2010, IntelliSense error

Hello, I would like to see if you could orient me. It happens that I compiled and referenced the boost libraries in order to use them with Visual Studio 2010. When building my test project I get these two IntelliSense errors 1 IntelliSense: #error directive: "Macro BOOST_LIB_NAME not set (internal error)" c:\boost_1_43_0\boost\confi...

How to convert an existing callback interface to use boost signals & slots

I've currently got a class that can notify a number of other objects via callbacks: class Callback { virtual NodulesChanged() =0; virtual TurkiesTwisted() =0; }; class Notifier { std::vector<Callback*> m_Callbacks; void AddCallback(Callback* cb) {m_Callbacks.push(cb); } ... void ChangeNodules() { for (iterator it=m...

Compiling my Boost/NTL program with c++ on Linux.

Hi SO, I wrote a client program and a server program, that uses the NTL library and Boost::Asio, to do client/server communication for an integer factorization application, in C++. Both sides consist of several headers and cpp files. Both project compile fine individually on Windows in Visual Studio. All I did, was add the include path...

D_WIN32_WINNT compiler warning with Boost

Not sure what to make of this error. Added -D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0501 to Visual Studio's "Command Line" options under Project Properties but it says it doesn't recognize it and the warning still appears. I am also not sure how to add the Preprocessor Definition. :) Thanks for any help! 1>Please define _WIN32_WINNT or _WIN32_WINDOWS app...

Partial string search in boost::multi_index_container

I have a struct to store info about persons and multi_index_contaider to store such objects. Mult-index uses for search by different criteria. I've added several persons into container and want to find person by lastname. It works great, if I use whole lastname. But it returns nothig if I try to find person by a part of a lastname (firs...