Re: VC++2008: STL access violation depending on runtime library being used -- bug or undefined behavior?

From:
"Igor Tandetnik" <itandetnik@mvps.org>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.language
Date:
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:38:33 -0400
Message-ID:
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"Alan Carre" <alan@twilightgames.com> wrote in message
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Sorry, I wrote my example backwards and quickly and incorrectly.

I guess you'll have to trust me... It just so happens I had to unwind
one of these mixed up sequences a couple days ago and I was trying to
reproduce the sequence in my head and failed miserably ;-)


I fully believe that the program does indeed crash the way the OP
describes. I have no reason to doubt his statement, nor yours.

However, I disagree with your claim that there's no bug in the STL
implementation, but the program itself is at fault. As far as I can
tell, the program is perfectly valid and C++-standard-conformant, and
the blame for its misbehavior lies squarely on the implementation.

I think all you need are 2 "static function" objects to cause a crash.
Something like...

class Crasher
{
   static ComplicatedObject& GetObject1() {static ComplicatedObject
obj; return obj;}
public:
   Crasher() {GetObject1();}
   ~Crasher() {GetObject1();}
}

Crasher& func()
{
   static Crasher crasher;
   return crasher;
}

And that should do it!


Of course. But I fail to see how this is relevant to the original
program we are discussing. That program declares only one global object,
and doesn't reference any others.
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