id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
2024	"boost::format(""%p"") % (uint8_t *) str is not like printf(""%p"", str)"	Geoff Barrett <gbarrett@…>	Samuel Krempp	"I'm actually on 1.33.1 still but I can't see any difference that fixes this in the latest code.

The boost::format gets pointers to 8-bit types wrong.  This because the underlying type is indistinguishable from a string.  In this case, I think the formatting needs to take the hint from the format string about how to interpret the type.

I have a fix which is slightly hacky.  Instead of passing the printf parameter directly to %, it can be wrapped in a container whose insertion method inspects the stream flags to see whether any of the basefield bits are set and only prints like a char/string if none of them are.  The wrapper type is in the attachment.  The format parsing needs to clear the basefield bits.  Here is the diff from format/parsing.hpp:

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<             fpar->fmtstate_.flags_ &= ~std::ios_base::basefield;
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<             fpar->fmtstate_.flags_ &= ~std::ios_base::basefield;
"	Bugs	closed	To Be Determined	format	Boost 1.34.0	Problem	wontfix