[boost] Re: Re: Re:Re:Re: serialization library #17

From: Jonathan Turkanis (technews_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-03-02 20:11:45

"Jeff Garland" <jeff_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:20040302201415.M97761_at_crystalclearsoftware.com...
> On Tue, 2 Mar 2004 12:38:41 -0700, Jonathan Turkanis wrote

> >
> > One type of streambuf I chose not to support, because I didn't
think
> > it would be used much, was a streambuf whose underlying sequence
of
> > characters is presented as a fixed in-memory array. (Daryle Walker
> > provdies one in his i/o library.) The application with memory
mapped
> > files seems important enough that I think I should add such a
> > facility, which would be easy to do. I'm trying to decide the most
> > elegant way.
>
> I think it would be an excellent testcase for your library.  In case
you
> missed it earlier in the thread there is already a library from
Craig
> Henderson in the boost-sandbox (memmap) that portably allocates
memory mapped
> files.  You should be able to build on top of that work....
>

Thanks, this looks like a good idea. I'll just have to write some
connective tissue to integrate Craig's work into my framework.

Jonathan