https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/9370 <p> The following minimal program crashes in Boost 1.49.0 </p> <pre class="wiki">#include &lt;iostream&gt; #include &lt;string&gt; #include &lt;sstream&gt; #include &lt;boost/archive/binary_oarchive.hpp&gt; #include &lt;boost/archive/binary_iarchive.hpp&gt; #include &lt;boost/shared_ptr.hpp&gt; #include &lt;boost/serialization/shared_ptr.hpp&gt; #include &lt;boost/serialization/base_object.hpp&gt; class A { public: A() { } virtual ~A() { } template&lt;class Archive&gt; void serialize(Archive &amp; ar, const unsigned int version) { } }; class C : public A { }; class B : public A { public: B() { } template&lt;class Archive&gt; void serialize(Archive &amp; ar, const unsigned int version) { ar &amp; boost::serialization::base_object&lt;A&gt;(*this); } }; BOOST_CLASS_VERSION(A,1) BOOST_CLASS_VERSION(B,2) BOOST_CLASS_VERSION(C,3) int main() { using namespace std; cout &lt;&lt; "Start boost-serialization test\n\n"; boost::shared_ptr&lt;A&gt; p1( new B ); boost::shared_ptr&lt;A&gt; p2; ostringstream os(ios_base::out|ios_base::binary); { boost::archive::binary_oarchive oar(os); oar.register_type((C*)0); oar.register_type((B*)0); oar &amp; p1; } const string data(os.str()); cout &lt;&lt; "Serialization done, data size [bytes]: " &lt;&lt; data.size() &lt;&lt; endl; istringstream is(data, ios_base::in|ios_base::binary); { boost::archive::binary_iarchive iar(is); iar.register_type((B*)0); iar &amp; p2; } cout &lt;&lt; "Deserialization done\n"; return 0; } </pre><pre class="wiki"> Thread 1 (Thread 0x7ffff7fcc740 (LWP 3383)): #0 0x00007ffff7ba9c3a in boost::archive::detail::basic_iarchive_impl::load_pointer(boost::archive::detail::basic_iarchive&amp;, void*&amp;, boost::archive::detail::basic_pointer_iserializer const*, boost::archive::detail::basic_pointer_iserializer const* (*)(boost::serialization::extended_type_info const&amp;)) () from /usr/lib64/libboost_serialization.so.1.49.0 No symbol table info available. #1 0x0000000000448b31 in boost::archive::detail::load_pointer_type&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive&gt;::invoke&lt;A*&gt; (ar=..., t=@0x7fffffffd158: 0x4403a6 &lt;boost::less_than_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::equality_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::totally_ordered2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;::less_than_comparable1()+24&gt;) at /usr/include/boost/archive/detail/iserializer.hpp:524 bpis_ptr = 0x664d90 newbpis_ptr = 0x7ffff7fd0000 #2 0x0000000000448a11 in boost::archive::load&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive, A*&gt; (ar=..., t=@0x7fffffffd158: 0x4403a6 &lt;boost::less_than_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::equality_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::totally_ordered2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;::less_than_comparable1()+24&gt;) at /usr/include/boost/archive/detail/iserializer.hpp:592 No locals. #3 0x0000000000448964 in boost::archive::detail::common_iarchive&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive&gt;::load_override&lt;A*&gt; (this=0x7fffffffd4d0, t=@0x7fffffffd158: 0x4403a6 &lt;boost::less_than_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::equality_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::totally_ordered2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;::less_than_comparable1()+24&gt;) at /usr/include/boost/archive/detail/common_iarchive.hpp:66 No locals. #4 0x00000000004488a9 in boost::archive::basic_binary_iarchive&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive&gt;::load_override&lt;A*&gt; (this=0x7fffffffd4d0, t=@0x7fffffffd158: 0x4403a6 &lt;boost::less_than_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::equality_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::totally_ordered2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;::less_than_comparable1()+24&gt;, version=0) at /usr/include/boost/archive/basic_binary_iarchive.hpp:70 No locals. #5 0x00000000004487d3 in boost::archive::binary_iarchive_impl&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive, char, std::char_traits&lt;char&gt; &gt;::load_override&lt;A*&gt; (this=0x7fffffffd4d0, t=@0x7fffffffd158: 0x4403a6 &lt;boost::less_than_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::equality_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::totally_ordered2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;::less_than_comparable1()+24&gt;) at /usr/include/boost/archive/binary_iarchive_impl.hpp:50 No locals. #6 0x00000000004486de in boost::archive::detail::interface_iarchive&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive&gt;::operator&gt;&gt;&lt;A*&gt; (this=0x7fffffffd4d0, t=@0x7fffffffd158: 0x4403a6 &lt;boost::less_than_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::equality_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::totally_ordered2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;::less_than_comparable1()+24&gt;) at /usr/include/boost/archive/detail/interface_iarchive.hpp:60 No locals. #7 0x00000000004485df in boost::serialization::nvp&lt;A*&gt;::load&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive&gt; (this=0x7fffffffd190, ar=...) at /usr/include/boost/serialization/nvp.hpp:87 No locals. #8 0x000000000044850e in boost::serialization::access::member_load&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive, boost::serialization::nvp&lt;A*&gt; &gt; (ar=..., t=..., file_version=0) at /usr/include/boost/serialization/access.hpp:101 No locals. #9 0x0000000000448266 in boost::serialization::detail::member_loader&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive, boost::serialization::nvp&lt;A*&gt; &gt;::invoke (ar=..., t=..., file_version=0) at /usr/include/boost/serialization/split_member.hpp:54 No locals. #10 0x00000000004480e3 in boost::serialization::split_member&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive, boost::serialization::nvp&lt;A*&gt; &gt; (ar=..., t=..., file_version=0) at /usr/include/boost/serialization/split_member.hpp:69 No locals. #11 0x000000000044802b in boost::serialization::nvp&lt;A*&gt;::serialize&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive&gt; (this=0x7fffffffd190, ar=..., file_version=0) at /usr/include/boost/serialization/nvp.hpp:89 No locals. #12 0x0000000000447de1 in boost::serialization::access::serialize&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive, boost::serialization::nvp&lt;A*&gt; &gt; (ar=..., t=..., file_version=0) at /usr/include/boost/serialization/access.hpp:118 No locals. #13 0x0000000000447b8e in boost::serialization::serialize&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive, boost::serialization::nvp&lt;A*&gt; &gt; (ar=..., t=..., file_version=0) at /usr/include/boost/serialization/serialization.hpp:69 No locals. #14 0x0000000000447a08 in boost::serialization::serialize_adl&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive, boost::serialization::nvp&lt;A*&gt; &gt; (ar=..., t=..., file_version=0) at /usr/include/boost/serialization/serialization.hpp:128 v = {&lt;boost::totally_ordered1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::totally_ordered2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::less_than_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::equality_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::totally_ordered2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::equality_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::totally_ordered2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::totally_ordered2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::less_than_comparable2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::equality_comparable2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::equality_comparable2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt;&gt; = {&lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, t = 0} #15 0x000000000044784a in boost::archive::detail::load_non_pointer_type&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive&gt;::load_only::invoke&lt;boost::serialization::nvp&lt;A*&gt; &gt; (ar=..., t=...) at /usr/include/boost/archive/detail/iserializer.hpp:373 No locals. #16 0x0000000000447369 in boost::archive::detail::load_non_pointer_type&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive&gt;::invoke&lt;boost::serialization::nvp&lt;A*&gt; const&gt; (ar=..., t=...) at /usr/include/boost/archive/detail/iserializer.hpp:439 No locals. #17 0x0000000000446d51 in boost::archive::load&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive, boost::serialization::nvp&lt;A*&gt; const&gt; (ar=..., t=...) at /usr/include/boost/archive/detail/iserializer.hpp:592 No locals. #18 0x0000000000446628 in boost::archive::detail::common_iarchive&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive&gt;::load_override&lt;boost::serialization::nvp&lt;A*&gt; const&gt; (this=0x7fffffffd4d0, t=...) at /usr/include/boost/archive/detail/common_iarchive.hpp:66 No locals. #19 0x0000000000445f41 in boost::archive::basic_binary_iarchive&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive&gt;::load_override&lt;boost::serialization::nvp&lt;A*&gt; const&gt; (this=0x7fffffffd4d0, t=..., version=0) at /usr/include/boost/archive/basic_binary_iarchive.hpp:70 No locals. #20 0x000000000044575d in boost::archive::binary_iarchive_impl&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive, char, std::char_traits&lt;char&gt; &gt;::load_override&lt;boost::serialization::nvp&lt;A*&gt; const&gt; (this=0x7fffffffd4d0, t=...) at /usr/include/boost/archive/binary_iarchive_impl.hpp:50 No locals. #21 0x0000000000444f38 in boost::archive::detail::interface_iarchive&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive&gt;::operator&gt;&gt;&lt;boost::serialization::nvp&lt;A*&gt; const&gt; (this=0x7fffffffd4d0, t=...) at /usr/include/boost/archive/detail/interface_iarchive.hpp:60 No locals. #22 0x0000000000444bba in boost::serialization::load&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive, A&gt; (ar=..., t=..., file_version=1) at /usr/include/boost/serialization/shared_ptr.hpp:137 r = 0x4403a6 &lt;boost::less_than_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::equality_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::totally_ordered2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;::less_than_comparable1()+24&gt; #23 0x000000000044471a in boost::serialization::free_loader&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive, boost::shared_ptr&lt;A&gt; &gt;::invoke (ar=..., t=..., file_version=1) at /usr/include/boost/serialization/split_free.hpp:58 v = {&lt;boost::totally_ordered1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::totally_ordered2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::less_than_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::equality_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::totally_ordered2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::equality_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::totally_ordered2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::totally_ordered2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::less_than_comparable2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::equality_comparable2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::equality_comparable2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt;&gt; = {&lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, t = 1} #24 0x00000000004444bb in boost::serialization::split_free&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive, boost::shared_ptr&lt;A&gt; &gt; (ar=..., t=..., file_version=1) at /usr/include/boost/serialization/split_free.hpp:74 No locals. #25 0x0000000000444355 in boost::serialization::serialize&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive, A&gt; (ar=..., t=..., file_version=1) at /usr/include/boost/serialization/shared_ptr.hpp:171 No locals. #26 0x0000000000443fcc in boost::serialization::serialize_adl&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive, boost::shared_ptr&lt;A&gt; &gt; (ar=..., t=..., file_version=1) at /usr/include/boost/serialization/serialization.hpp:128 v = {&lt;boost::totally_ordered1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::totally_ordered2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::less_than_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::equality_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::totally_ordered2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::equality_comparable1&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, boost::totally_ordered2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::totally_ordered2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::less_than_comparable2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::equality_comparable2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt; &gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::equality_comparable2&lt;boost::serialization::version_type, unsigned int, boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt; &gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::detail::empty_base&lt;boost::serialization::version_type&gt;&gt; = {&lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, t = 1} #27 0x0000000000443bd5 in boost::archive::detail::iserializer&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive, boost::shared_ptr&lt;A&gt; &gt;::load_object_data (this=0x664ea0, ar=..., x=0x7fffffffd7f0, file_version=1) at /usr/include/boost/archive/detail/iserializer.hpp:188 No locals. #28 0x00007ffff7ba90ae in boost::archive::detail::basic_iarchive::load_object(void*, boost::archive::detail::basic_iserializer const&amp;) () from /usr/lib64/libboost_serialization.so.1.49.0 No symbol table info available. #29 0x00000000004439f4 in boost::archive::detail::load_non_pointer_type&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive&gt;::load_standard::invoke&lt;boost::shared_ptr&lt;A&gt; &gt; (ar=..., t=...) at /usr/include/boost/archive/detail/iserializer.hpp:387 x = 0x7fffffffd7f0 #30 0x0000000000443856 in boost::archive::detail::load_non_pointer_type&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive&gt;::invoke&lt;boost::shared_ptr&lt;A&gt; &gt; (ar=..., t=...) at /usr/include/boost/archive/detail/iserializer.hpp:439 No locals. #31 0x0000000000442fbe in boost::archive::load&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive, boost::shared_ptr&lt;A&gt; &gt; (ar=..., t=...) at /usr/include/boost/archive/detail/iserializer.hpp:592 No locals. #32 0x00000000004428f2 in boost::archive::detail::common_iarchive&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive&gt;::load_override&lt;boost::shared_ptr&lt;A&gt; &gt; (this=0x7fffffffd4d0, t=...) at /usr/include/boost/archive/detail/common_iarchive.hpp:66 No locals. #33 0x0000000000442597 in boost::archive::basic_binary_iarchive&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive&gt;::load_override&lt;boost::shared_ptr&lt;A&gt; &gt; (this=0x7fffffffd4d0, t=..., version=0) at /usr/include/boost/archive/basic_binary_iarchive.hpp:70 No locals. #34 0x0000000000441e75 in boost::archive::binary_iarchive_impl&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive, char, std::char_traits&lt;char&gt; &gt;::load_override&lt;boost::shared_ptr&lt;A&gt; &gt; (this=0x7fffffffd4d0, t=...) at /usr/include/boost/archive/binary_iarchive_impl.hpp:50 No locals. #35 0x0000000000441734 in boost::archive::detail::interface_iarchive&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive&gt;::operator&gt;&gt;&lt;boost::shared_ptr&lt;A&gt; &gt; (this=0x7fffffffd4d0, t=...) at /usr/include/boost/archive/detail/interface_iarchive.hpp:60 No locals. #36 0x00000000004412a3 in boost::archive::detail::interface_iarchive&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive&gt;::operator&amp;&lt;boost::shared_ptr&lt;A&gt; &gt; (this=0x7fffffffd4d0, t=...) at /usr/include/boost/archive/detail/interface_iarchive.hpp:67 No locals. #37 0x000000000043fb6f in main () at /import/home2/seidel/test/BoostSerialize/main.cpp:61 iar = {&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive_impl&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive, char, std::char_traits&lt;char&gt; &gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::archive::basic_binary_iprimitive&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive, char, std::char_traits&lt;char&gt; &gt;&gt; = {m_sb = @0x7fffffffd680, archive_locale = {px = 0x665740}, locale_saver = {&lt;boost::noncopyable_::noncopyable&gt; = {&lt;No data fields&gt;}, s_save_ = @0x7fffffffd680, a_save_ = {static none = 0, static ctype = 1, static numeric = 2, static collate = 4, static time = 8, static monetary = 16, static messages = 32, static all = 63, _M_impl = 0x7ffff7b5caa0, static _S_classic = &lt;optimized out&gt;, static _S_global = &lt;optimized out&gt;, static _S_categories = &lt;optimized out&gt;, static _S_once = &lt;optimized out&gt;}}}, &lt;boost::archive::basic_binary_iarchive&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive&gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::archive::detail::common_iarchive&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive&gt;&gt; = {&lt;boost::archive::detail::basic_iarchive&gt; = {&lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;boost::archive::detail::interface_iarchive&lt;boost::archive::binary_iarchive&gt;&gt; = {&lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;No data fields&gt;}, &lt;boost::archive::detail::shared_ptr_helper&gt; = {m_pointers = 0x0, m_pointers_132 = 0x0}, &lt;No data fields&gt;} p2 = {px = 0x0, pn = {pi_ = 0x0}} os = &lt;incomplete type&gt; data = "\026\000\000\000\000\000\000\000serialization::archive\t\000\004\b\004\b\001\000\000\000\000\001\000\000\000\001\000\001\002\000\000\000\000\000\000\000\001\001\000\000\000\001\000\000" is = &lt;incomplete type&gt; p1 = {px = 0x665700, pn = {pi_ = 0x665720}} </pre> en-us /htdocs/site/boost.png https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/9370 Trac 1.4.3 viboes Fri, 29 Nov 2013 21:28:49 GMT https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/9370#comment:1 https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/9370#comment:1 <ul> <li><strong>owner</strong> set to <span class="trac-author">Robert Ramey</span> </li> <li><strong>component</strong> <span class="trac-field-old">None</span> → <span class="trac-field-new">serialization</span> </li> </ul> Ticket Robert Ramey Sat, 30 Nov 2013 01:45:44 GMT https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/9370#comment:4 https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/9370#comment:4 <ul> <li><strong>status</strong> <span class="trac-field-old">new</span> → <span class="trac-field-new">closed</span> </li> <li><strong>resolution</strong> → <span class="trac-field-new">invalid</span> </li> </ul> Ticket