Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #6824: warning: delete called on boost::error_info... that has virtual functions but non-virtual destructor

ph03@… — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:41:33 GMT

I have exactly the same warning with

$clang -v clang version 3.2 (trunk) Target: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu Thread model: posix . Shouldn't be too hard to fix, am I wrong?

owner, component changed

viboes — Mon, 28 May 2012 15:58:15 GMT

owner changed from Anthony Williams to Emil Dotchevski
component thread → exception

I think that this issue has been fixed on Boost.Exception.

anonymous — Tue, 29 May 2012 12:06:59 GMT

#6873 is a dupe with a different compiler, it should be reassigned also.

anonymous — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:28:12 GMT

this issue is fixed in 1.50 by adding "virtual" at error_info_impl.hpp:33, the same fix I used to make my production builds work, so of course I'm happy with it ;-).

this ticket and #6873 should be closed.

Braunne — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 17:18:28 GMT

For some reason, this fix did not work on my boost 1.47. Any ideas?

Emil Dotchevski — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 18:14:45 GMT

Which fix?

anonymous — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 20:02:33 GMT

Making the error_info_base destructor virtual

anonymous — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 20:10:25 GMT

I'm using GCC 4.8. and this is the warning I'm getting:

.../boost/checked_delete.hpp:34:5: warning: deleting object of polymorphic class type 'safe::SetFeatureUseOp' which has non-virtual destructor might cause undefined behaviour [-Wdelete-non-virtual-dtor]

delete x;

status changed; resolution set

Emil Dotchevski — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 20:13:36 GMT

status new → closed
resolution → invalid

What does safe::SetFeatureUseOp have to do with Boost?

anonymous — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 20:34:57 GMT

I really appreciate your desire to help.

In file included from .../boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp:30:0,
                 from .../boost/shared_ptr.hpp:17,
                 from safeFeatureKeyTests.cc:17:
.../boost/checked_delete.hpp: In instantiation of 'void boost::checked_delete(T*) [with T = safe::SetFeatureUseOp]':
.../boost/smart_ptr/detail/shared_count.hpp:95:38:   required from 'boost::detail::shared_count::shared_count(Y*) [with Y = safe::SetFeatureUseOp]'
.../boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp:183:50:   required from 'boost::shared_ptr<T>::shared_ptr(Y*) [with Y = safe::SetFeatureUseOp; T = safe::TestOperation]'
safeFeatureKeyTests.cc:452:9:   required from here
.../boost/checked_delete.hpp:34:5: warning: deleting object of polymorphic class type 'safe::SetFeatureUseOp' which has non-virtual destructor might cause undefined behaviour [-Wdelete-non-virtual-dtor]
     delete x;
     ^

anonymous — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 21:09:35 GMT

Maybe I lack the required understanding to resolve that issue, but upon first inspection it did seem like a boost issue. Agree?

sppande@… — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 02:52:14 GMT

did anybody found the resolution for the issue mentioned in the above comment. After resolving bunch of issues i am stuck with this one, although i am on latest version of boost 1_56. any advice/suggestion would be great help.

Thanks, Shail

status changed; resolution deleted

sppande@… — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 02:53:30 GMT

status closed → reopened
resolution invalid

version changed

anonymous — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 02:56:35 GMT

version Boost 1.49.0 → Boost 1.56.0

Emil Dotchevski — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 06:08:42 GMT

The lack of virtual destructor is by design, however the warning should not be happening. May I have compiler version and exact command line please?

sppande@… — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 06:21:22 GMT

i am using gcc 4.7.2 on centos 6.5 i am getting this error when (ironbee) make command compiles files using gcc.

command looks like below

g++ -DFAVE_CONFIG_H -I/opt/boost_1_56_0/include -g -02 -pthread -MT ee.o -MD -MP -MF .deps/ee.Tpo -c -o ee.o ee.cpp

not sure if this helps much. Thanks for your quick response.

Steven Watanabe — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 22:09:52 GMT

Replying to anonymous:

I really appreciate your desire to help.

In file included from .../boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp:30:0,
                 from .../boost/shared_ptr.hpp:17,
                 from safeFeatureKeyTests.cc:17:
.../boost/checked_delete.hpp: In instantiation of 'void boost::checked_delete(T*) [with T = safe::SetFeatureUseOp]':
.../boost/smart_ptr/detail/shared_count.hpp:95:38:   required from 'boost::detail::shared_count::shared_count(Y*) [with Y = safe::SetFeatureUseOp]'
.../boost/smart_ptr/shared_ptr.hpp:183:50:   required from 'boost::shared_ptr<T>::shared_ptr(Y*) [with Y = safe::SetFeatureUseOp; T = safe::TestOperation]'
safeFeatureKeyTests.cc:452:9:   required from here
.../boost/checked_delete.hpp:34:5: warning: deleting object of polymorphic class type 'safe::SetFeatureUseOp' which has non-virtual destructor might cause undefined behaviour [-Wdelete-non-virtual-dtor]
     delete x;
     ^

This is not a Boost issue. The error message only appears inside Boost because boost::shared_ptr has to call delete. The class that is causing the warning is not related to Boost in any way.