[boost] Re: Serialization Library Draft # 10

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-09-04 01:20:12

Robert Ramey wrote:

> Fellow boosters,
> 
> I have just uploaded a draft version of the serialization library to the
> files section under the file name serialization10.zip.

Hi Robert,
I've just browsed though the docs, and I must say that I like this version
very much! Seems like most problems I had with the previous version are
solved, and some things are really nice: like choice between single
'serialization' and 'save'/'load', the way you handle name-value pairs and
so on. This is impressive!

But there are some glitches:

1. When I run "bjam" in "examples", I see:

don't know how to make <libs!serialization!example>demo_mi.cpp
don't know how to make
<libs!serialization!example>demo_unregistered_ptrs.cpp

I guess you forgot some files..

2. Later, I get compile errors, with g++ 3.3 on Linux. Illustration of the
problem

class C {
public:
    explicit C(int) {}
};

int main()
{
    int i = 0;
    static_cast<C>(i);
    return 0;
}

Does not work with 3.3. Works with 3.2. Works with 3.3 if "explicit" is
removed. I'd say it's a gcc regression, so I went ahead and filed
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12163

In your library, the static_cast to boost::archive::class_id_type from
size_t does not work because of the above problem. One workaround would be
to not use "explicit" on specific gcc version.

- Volodya