[boost] an xml-binary persistence library

From: Nicola Santi (nicola.santi_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-04-15 05:45:28

Hi,

I would like to submit to your attention eternity, a free library I’ve 
first released at the end of last millennium.  I think it could match 
some technical requirements to become part of boost library (xml and 
binary persistence, stl containers support, ANSI compliant, name 
conventions, and so) and I know it has been useful to over 2.000 people 
in the world since now.

The really obstacle is the cross compiler/platform ambition: I suppose 
to have used only standard C++ and stl libraries, and headers inclusion, 
respected conventions and tested on all compilers I could have reached 
but, as you know, the only way to proof portability is on a vast ground.

Since now I’ve received a lot of mails from eternity users but the major 
comes from Intel platform (gcc, Borland, VC++, mingw), a little quote 
from AIX and few mails from Sun Solaris. So, after 5 years from the 
first release of eternity and four versions, I do not know for sure if 
it is a really ANSI compliant library.

That’s the reason of this post, I would like to discover:

- Firstly, if there could be some interest from boost community to add 
my persistence engine to your libraries and

- Secondly (also if the answer to first question is 'no') if there is 
some good guy that has tested eternity or want to test eternity on 
'exoteric' compilers to feedback informations.

A simple mail of suggestions, opinions, and critics would be appreciate 
also.

eternity web site: www.winghands.it/prodotti/eternity

Thanks in advanced.
N.

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Nicola Santi - WingHands srl
40019 Sant'Agata Bolognese (BO)
e-mail: nicola.santi_at_[hidden]