id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
2856	Rapid XML 1.12 doesn't handle zero-length strings correctly	Chris	Sebastian Redl	"[My patch, copied from sourceforge.]

Rapid XML 1.12 interprets a zero, when specified as a string's length, as indicating that the string is a C-string & its length should be calculated appropriately.
This makes it difficult to add variable length data where it may have zero length, but isn't necessarily a C-string. This may have also introduced hidden bugs into users code. Zero is a valid length for data & should be interpreted literally.

The attached patch defines a new constant `auto_size` to use instead of `0` and modifies code appropriately. Note: The change was sufficient for my usage. It probably requires some further work to update every occurrence."	Bugs	closed	Boost 1.40.0	property_tree	Boost Development Trunk	Problem	wontfix		mateusz@…