id summary reporter owner description type status milestone component version severity resolution keywords cc 584 boost::format and empty string crash in MSVC 8.0 adalx samuel_k "{{{ std::string x; cout << boost::format(""%s"") % x; MSVC 8.0 will assert because of a NULL pointer. This was also reported here with details: http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2006/01/99194.php }}}" Bugs closed None None Fixed