Re: : [boost] [serialization] Big gotcha with BOOST_CLASS_EXPORT

From: Loïc Joly (loic.actarus.joly_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-22 17:39:12

Vladimir Prus wrote:

>>a) it would require exported strings to always be included in archives
>>regardless of whether or not they are strictly necessary. - thus
>>provoking howls from those for whom maximum speed is a main
>>consideration.
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>
>Is it really true? You only need to include this string to archive once: when 
>you've savining polymorphic pointer and static type is equal to dynamic one.
>One string is not much, and after it's written, everything works as usual.
>Moreover, if one saves polymorphic pointers and uses BOOST_CLASS_EXPORT, 
>he's likely to have such strings for all derived classes -- so one extra 
>string is not important for performance.
>  
>
I the kind of application for which I envision to use 
boost:!serialization, even a per archive overload would be highly 
detrimental to the performances. I plan to use it to package data that 
is to be send as small packages on the network, in a soft real time system.

-- 
Loïc