Re: [Boost-users] [Serialization] Compatibility of text archives in1.36 and 1.34

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-09-01 00:33:15

Glenn Ramsey wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I recently upgraded from boost 1.34 to boost 1.36. A version of my
> application built with 1.36 can read the text archives produced by
> 1.34, but a version of my application built with 1.34 cannot read the
> text archives produced by 1.36.
>
> Is this the behaviour that I should expect?

yes.  We currently guarentee the ability to read archives made by previous
versions of the library.  We do not guarentee the ability to read archives
made by future versions of the library.

Robert Raey

> Glenn