[C++-sig] std::string crush

[Bert Peers]

At 15:59 28/05/2004 +0400, you wrote:

>-Py-----------------------
>import dx8
>for i in range( 40 ):
>     dx8.TestStr( "a"*96 )
>
>-C++-----------------------
>void        TestStr( std::string s )
>[...]
>The looping in this example is essential. Say, after 4 iteration function
>still work, but 40 iterations kills for shure.  If I replace std::string to
>const char*

I have experienced some strange crashes due to
a corrupt heap when using extract<string> (v1.30);
they went away by doing one of :

- a switch to extract<char*>, or
- a switch from VC6 to VC 7.1 (didn't try 7.0), or
- a switch to a statically linked boost_python.lib;

hth,
bert

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