<stacktrace>: unloading fails of a dll that first obtained stacktrace
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Description
Describe the bug
If one calls to_string( std::stacktrace::current() ); initially from a dynamic library (DLL), then this library fails to unload properly. In particular, global objects it in are not destroyed.
Command-line test case
DLL's code:
#include <iostream>
#include <stacktrace>
__declspec(dllexport) void findStacktrace() {
(void)to_string( std::stacktrace::current() ); //#1
}
struct A {
~A() { std::cout << "~A()\n"; } //this is not executed unless line #1 is commented
} a;
Main module code:
__declspec(dllimport) void findStacktrace();
int main() {
findStacktrace();
}
Full code and project files:
StacktraceDll.zip
Expected behavior
~A() destructor must be called irrespectively of previous calls to std::stacktrace.
STL version
Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2022 (64-bit) - Current
Version 17.10.0
Additional context
Please note that to_string( boost::stacktrace::stacktrace() ) works fine in this scenario.
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Research direction
Start with the provided DLL and main-module reproduction, focusing on the exported findStacktrace entry point and the call to std::stacktrace::current followed by to_string. Confirm the unload behavior by checking whether A's destructor runs, then trace the stacktrace-related DLL state; done means the DLL unloads and ~A() executes after the call.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100