[Ace-users] [tao-users] Bug in CosNotifyFilter::Filter::add_constraints()

[Douglas C. Schmidt]

Hi Wernke,

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>     ACE VERSION: 5.5a_p4

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commercial support for their releases of TAO.  Naturally, we encourage
and appreciate other members of the ACE+TAO user community who can
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Thus, if you need more "predictable" help for earlier versions of
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>     TARGET MACHINE and OPERATING SYSTEM, if different from HOST:
>     COMPILER NAME AND VERSION (AND PATCHLEVEL): n/a 
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>     CONTENTS OF $ACE_ROOT/ace/config.h [if you use a link to a platform-
>     specific file, simply state which one]: n/a
> 
>     CONTENTS OF $ACE_ROOT/include/makeinclude/platform_macros.GNU [if
> you
>     use a link to a platform-specific file, simply state which one
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>     LEVEL OF URGENCY (LOW, MEDIUM, or HIGH): MEDIUM
> 
>     AREA/CLASS/EXAMPLE AFFECTED: CosNotifyFilter::Filter
>   
>       Return structure of CosNotifyFilter::Filter::add_constraints()
>       is not properly populated. The member ConstraintInfo.constraint_id
> 
>       remains unset.
> 
>     DOES THE PROBLEM AFFECT:
>         COMPILATION? no
>         LINKING? no
>             On Unix systems, did you run make realclean first?
>         EXECUTION? yes
>         OTHER (please specify)?
> 
>     SYNOPSIS:
>         Random content of return value ConstraintInfo.constraint_id
>         upon call of CosNotifyFilter::Filter::add_constraints().
>         
>     DESCRIPTION:
>       Return structure of CosNotifyFilter::Filter::add_constraints()
>       is not properly populated. The member ConstraintInfo.constraint_id
> 
>       remains unset.
>       
>       Source code in
> ACE_wrappers/TAO/orbsvcs/orbsvcs/Notify/ETCL_Filter.cpp
>       clearly shows that the struct member does not get populated.
> 
>     REPEAT BY:
>       In the Filter example
> ACE_wrappers/TAO/orbsvcs/examples/Notify/Filter
>       evaluate the return value of add_constraints() in Filter.cpp, line
> 163.
>       The member constraint_id will show a random value.
> 
>     SAMPLE FIX/WORKAROUND:

If you have a suggestion on how to fix this problem please let OCI know.
If it's still a problem with TAO 1.6.2 please let us know, as well.

Thanks,

        Doug