This has nothing to do with seriaization - its a quirk of C++ syntax.  Replace
 
     const gps_set s1();
with
 
     const gps_set s1;
 
and your program will compile and execute as you expect.
 
The problem is that C++ interprets the formor as declaration of a function named s1 which returns a const gps_set.  Trying
to serialize that traps on the notorious "const check" which is just a total coincidence.
 
The later will create a const gps_set object on the stack which can be serialized with no problem.
 
To really understand this, you'll have to dig into a little used section of one of your C++ references.
 
Good Luck,
 
Robert Ramey
 
"Andreas Sæbjørnsen" <andreas.saebjoernsen@gmail.com> wrote in message news:954f1fae0601131820sfd56f77pb31a9d114f8a343e@mail.gmail.com...
Hi,
I am currently experimenting with writing a compiler tool which generates the code necessary for using boost::serialization. While working on this I found that I am unable to serialize a variable declaration which is a reference to a class constructed with the default constructor '()'( ex. class foo var(); ). I have tried to find an explanation for this in the examples, documentation and through searching the web without success. Using pointers it works fine with the
default constructor and I do not see why it should be any different for references (as references in essence are pointers). Is it possible to serialize a class constructed using the default constructor using boost::serialization, and if so how?

Example:
#include <fstream>
                                                                                                                                                           
// include headers that implement a archive in simple text format
#include <boost/archive/text_oarchive.hpp>
#include <boost/archive/text_iarchive.hpp>
                                                                                                                                                             
class gps_set
{
  friend class boost::serialization::access;
                                                                                                                                                             
  public:
     int x;
     gps_set::gps_set(){ x = 2;};  
     virtual gps_set::~gps_set(){};
     gps_set::gps_set(int i) : x(1) {};
                                                                                                                                                             
  private:
     template<typename Archive>
     void serialize(Archive& ar, const unsigned int version){
               ar& x;
     }// End method: X::serialization
};
int main()
{
    // save the schedule
     std::ofstream ofs("filename");
                                                                                                                                                           
    // create class instance
    //Compile time error if s1() is used. No error if s1(1) is used.
     const gps_set s1();
    // save data to archive
    {
      boost::archive::text_oarchive oa(ofs);
        // write class instance to archive
        oa << s1;
        // archive and stream closed when destructors are called
    }
};


Thanks,
Andreas Saebjoernsen


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