Re: [boost] Re: Serialization and async messaging

From: Scott Woods (scottw_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-12-29 14:02:28

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From: "Jody Hagins" <jody-boost-011304_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [boost] Re: Serialization and async messaging

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> I could be missing the boat, but this is the usual problem with
> serialization methods, when using them with sockets.  For this to work,
> the operator>>() has to know that there is no more data (i.e., correctly
> interpret return code of read when the fd is in non-blocking mode), and
> keep its current state so that the next call to operator>>() will
> continue where the last call left off.

That is indeed what I have been trying to say :-)