[boost] Re: [serialization] binary archives and text/binary streams

From: Pavel Vozenilek (pavel_vozenilek_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-10-26 11:41:59

"Russell Hind" wrote:

> There seems to be a problem on win32 where if you use a stream opened in
> text mode for a binary archive, you get errors.
>
> I realise you shouldn't use a binary archive with a text stream, but is
> there anyway to catch this at compile or run time?  Otherwise you just
> end up with a corrupted archive?
>
Probably no way to find stream is text or binary.

Maybe if serialization library inserts '\n' at the opening
and asks for tellp() to check how many bytes are in.

/Pavel