Re: [Boost-users] Problem with Serialization in Boost 1.37

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Problem with Serialization in Boost 1.37
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-03-02 07:00:29

Christoph Mayer wrote:

> There are further polymorphic archives missing in the jamfile, at least
> polymorphic_text_iarchive and oarchive.

For avoidance of doubt, there are not missing in the jamfile. They are
missing in source, so naturally, there's nothing to compile.

> I now switched from polymorphic_binary_{i|o}archive to
> binary_{i|o}archive. As I understand the only drawback is compilation
> speed and efficiency.

I honestly don't understand why polymorphic_binary_{i|o}archive exist at all.
I should be able to grab any existing archive type and wrap it into
polymorphic wrapper of some kind.

- Volodya