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From: Caleb Epstein (caleb.epstein_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-11-16 17:36:28


On 11/16/05, Matthew Vogt <mattvogt_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> Matthias Troyer wrote:
>
> I actually have a portable binary archive based on XDR format, but it
> > works only on UNIX operating systems, and that's why I have not
> > submitted it to Boost.
>
> Just out of interest, why is the method used platform-specific?

I'm guessing that Matthias' implementation uses the standard xdr_* functions
(see man 3 xdr) to do the dirty work. I doubt these are available on
Windows. Matthias?

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