[boost] [ptr_container] [serialization] Header dependency between ptr_vector and serialization

From: Phil Endecott (spam_from_boost_dev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-12-29 12:03:48

Dear All,

It seems that the ptr_vector headers include some serialization 
headers.  I've discovered this because on my Debian system I have 
installed their libboost-dev package, which includes the header-only 
libraries such as ptr_container, but not libboost-serialization-dev.  
Alexey Khudyakov has already filed a Debian bug report:  http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=457654

So, what should be going on here?  My guess is that a subset of the 
serialization headers should be included in Debian's header-only 
libboost-dev package, so that ptr_vector can compile.  I'm not sure if 
they get any hints for their partitioning from the Boost build system; 
if they do, then it should be fixed there.  Any thoughts?

Phil.