Re: [boost] FW: is serialization library cross platform compatible

From: Sohail Somani (sohail_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-12-12 15:48:58

On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:00:01 -0800, Arunava Saha wrote:

>   I am using boost serialization library in one of my project. I have a
> question regarding that, is serialization library of boost cross
> platform compatible? By 'cross platform', I mean that, can we
> de-serialize a 64 bit dump in a 32 bit machine?

If you use text or xml archives and providing you ensure that the types 
on both sides are the same size. This means to make sure you always 
serialize int64_t not just int. In practice, if you are sure that your 
values will never exceed the capacity of the smallest type, then you 
don't need to do the above. Though I would still suggest it for due 
diligence.

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Sohail Somani
http://uint32t.blogspot.com