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1596	[unordered] non-standard prototype of malloc_allocator<>::allocate (size_t, const_pointer)	faridz@…	Daniel James	"    The [http://stdcxx.apache.org/ stdcxx] is the another implementation of the STL (initially based on RogueWave STL).

    The following errors are encountered when running boost regression tests on msvc with stdcxx-4.2.0.

{{{
assign_exception_tests.cpp
D:\stdcxx\4.2.x\include\rw/_tree.cc(140) : error C2664: '__rw::__rb_tree<_Key,_Val,_KeyOf,_Comp,_Alloc>::_C_node_buf *test::malloc_allocator<T>::allocate(test::malloc_allocator<T>::size_type,const __rw::__rb_tree<_Key,_Val,_KeyOf,_Comp,_Alloc>::_C_node_buf *)' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'void *' to 'const __rw::__rb_tree<_Key,_Val,_KeyOf,_Comp,_Alloc>::_C_node_buf *'
        with
        [
            _Key=test::detail::memory_area,
            _Val=std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>,
            _KeyOf=__rw::__select1st<std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>,test::detail::memory_area>,
            _Comp=test::detail::memory_area_compare,
            _Alloc=test::malloc_allocator<std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>>,
            T=__rw::__rb_tree<test::detail::memory_area,std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>,__rw::__select1st<std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>,test::detail::memory_area>,test::detail::memory_area_compare,test::malloc_allocator<std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>>>::_C_node_buf
        ]
        and
        [
            _Key=test::detail::memory_area,
            _Val=std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>,
            _KeyOf=__rw::__select1st<std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>,test::detail::memory_area>,
            _Comp=test::detail::memory_area_compare,
            _Alloc=test::malloc_allocator<std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>>
        ]
        Conversion from 'void*' to pointer to non-'void' requires an explicit cast
        D:\stdcxx\4.2.x\include\rw/_tree.cc(131) : while compiling class template member function 'void __rw::__rb_tree<_Key,_Val,_KeyOf,_Comp,_Alloc>::_C_add_new_buffer(void)'
        with
        [
            _Key=test::detail::memory_area,
            _Val=std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>,
            _KeyOf=__rw::__select1st<std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>,test::detail::memory_area>,
            _Comp=test::detail::memory_area_compare,
            _Alloc=test::malloc_allocator<std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>>
        ]
        D:\stdcxx\4.2.x\include\rw/_tree.cc(50) : while compiling class template member function '__rw::__rb_tree<_Key,_Val,_KeyOf,_Comp,_Alloc>::__rb_tree(const test::detail::memory_area_compare &,const test::malloc_allocator<T> &)'
        with
        [
            _Key=test::detail::memory_area,
            _Val=std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>,
            _KeyOf=__rw::__select1st<std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>,test::detail::memory_area>,
            _Comp=test::detail::memory_area_compare,
            _Alloc=test::malloc_allocator<std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>>,
            T=std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>
        ]
        D:\stdcxx\4.2.x\include\map(89) : see reference to class template instantiation '__rw::__rb_tree<_Key,_Val,_KeyOf,_Comp,_Alloc>' being compiled
        with
        [
            _Key=test::detail::memory_area,
            _Val=std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>,
            _KeyOf=__rw::__select1st<std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>,test::detail::memory_area>,
            _Comp=test::detail::memory_area_compare,
            _Alloc=test::malloc_allocator<std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>>
        ]
        d:\boost\boost\libs\unordered\test\objects\./memory.hpp(84) : see reference to class template instantiation 'std::map<_Key,_TypeT,_Compare,_Allocator>' being compiled
        with
        [
            _Key=test::detail::memory_area,
            _TypeT=test::detail::memory_track,
            _Compare=test::detail::memory_area_compare,
            _Allocator=test::malloc_allocator<std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>>
        ]
        d:\boost\boost\libs\unordered\test\exception\../objects/exception.hpp(27) : see reference to class template instantiation 'test::detail::memory_tracker<Alloc>' being compiled
        with
        [
            Alloc=test::malloc_allocator<int>
        ]
D:\stdcxx\4.2.x\include\rw/_tree.cc(144) : error C2664: '__rw::__rw_rb_tree_node<_Alloc,_Val,_Key,_KeyOf> *test::malloc_allocator<T>::allocate(test::malloc_allocator<T>::size_type,const __rw::__rw_rb_tree_node<_Alloc,_Val,_Key,_KeyOf> *)' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'void *' to 'const __rw::__rw_rb_tree_node<_Alloc,_Val,_Key,_KeyOf> *'
        with
        [
            _Alloc=test::malloc_allocator<std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>>,
            _Val=std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>,
            _Key=test::detail::memory_area,
            _KeyOf=__rw::__select1st<std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>,test::detail::memory_area>,
            T=__rw::__rw_rb_tree_node<test::malloc_allocator<std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>>,std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>,test::detail::memory_area,__rw::__select1st<std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>,test::detail::memory_area>>
        ]
        and
        [
            _Alloc=test::malloc_allocator<std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>>,
            _Val=std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>,
            _Key=test::detail::memory_area,
            _KeyOf=__rw::__select1st<std::pair<const test::detail::memory_area,test::detail::memory_track>,test::detail::memory_area>
        ]
        Conversion from 'void*' to pointer to non-'void' requires an explicit cast
}}}

  By the standard, the type of the second parameter of allocate() method should be allocator<U>::const_pointer, where U - any type. So since the second parameter is not a template parameter, the only case is to be of allocator<void>::const_pointer type. Or simple const void*.

  I propose to remove workarounds for IBM Visual Age and Apache STL and make const void* type for all implementations:

{{{
Index: libs/unordered/test/helpers/allocator.hpp
===================================================================
--- libs/unordered/test/helpers/allocator.hpp	(revision 42908)
+++ libs/unordered/test/helpers/allocator.hpp	(working copy)
@@ -45,13 +45,7 @@
             return ptr;
         }
 
-        pointer allocate(size_type n, const_pointer u) { return allocate(n); }
-
-#if defined(__IBMCPP__) || BOOST_WORKAROUND(BOOST_RWSTD_VER, < 0x04020000)
-        // Workaround for IBM Visual Age and Rogue Wave (or maybe just Apache stdcxx?)
-        // which seem to use a void pointer for the second argument.
         pointer allocate(size_type n, void const* u) { return allocate(n); }
-#endif
 
         void deallocate(pointer p, size_type) {
             using namespace std;
}}}
"	Bugs	closed	Boost 1.36.0	unordered	Boost Development Trunk	Problem	fixed