Re: XTL auto_mem_buffer

[Jose Orlando Pereira <jop@di.uminho.pt>]

On Wednesday 10 January 2001 22:41, you wrote:
> 	I am using your auto_mem_buffer class in the XTL library and I think
> I'm using it wrong because I get a core dump when using it in a very
> simple scenario, I can't see any other way to use it .. can you please
> take a look at my simple example that cores on me ( I have attached the
> file ), I'm working on a SGI IRIX 6.5.7m OS with Mips Pro Compiler
> 7.2.1.3m.  I am using XTl 1.4.

Yes, it is a bug. Please try the attached patch.

-- 
Jose Orlando Pereira
* mailto:jop@di.uminho.pt * http://gsd.di.uminho.pt/~jop *
--- include/xtl/xdr.h	2000/12/22 12:19:50	1.4
+++ include/xtl/xdr.h	2001/01/11 14:45:14
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
  	void output_simple(type1 const& data) { \
 		type2 store = static_cast<type2>( data ); \
 		_xtl_big_end( reinterpret_cast<char*>( &store ), \
-			 reinterpret_cast<char*>( require(4) ) ); \
+			 reinterpret_cast<char*>( desire(4) ) ); \
 	}
 
 #define def_output_simple_ll(type1, type2) \
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@
 		union { type2 ll; int i[2]; } store; \
 		store.ll = static_cast<type2>( data ); \
 		_xtl_big_end( reinterpret_cast<char*>( &store.i[0] ), \
-			 reinterpret_cast<char*>( require(4) ) ); \
+			 reinterpret_cast<char*>( desire(4) ) ); \
 		_xtl_big_end( reinterpret_cast<char*>( &store.i[1] ), \
-			 reinterpret_cast<char*>( require(4) ) ); \
+			 reinterpret_cast<char*>( desire(4) ) ); \
 	}
 
 // data is stored with big endian ordering (XDR standard)