[boost] Re: [serialization] and list<shared_ptr<const T> >

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-10-25 12:05:23

"Russell Hind" <rh_gmane_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:clif1q$d6$1_at_sea.gmane.org...
> If I try and write a list<shared_ptr<const T> > to an archive, I get a
> compilation error.  I'm guessing this is because the objects in the list
> are shared_ptr<const T>
>
> The documentation for const members says to use const_cast<T&>(t) but
> when you want to try and write a list, you can't do this unless you
> write all the objects manually.

Hmmm, maybe this cast should be in serialize/list.hpp ?

Try adding this cast to your personal copy of serialization/list.hpp and see
if that addresses the problem.  Let me know if that does it.

Robert Ramey

>
> Is there a way for serialization to be able to handle the const
> implicitly (for containers at least)?  Otherwise the only solutions I
> can see are
>
> - Don't use const objects
> - Write all elements of the list ourselves.
>
> Thanks
>
> Russell
>
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