Re: [boost] [serialization] Compatibility between 1.32 and 1.33

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-05 11:14:14

"Robert Ramey" <ramey_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Klaus Nowikow wrote:
>> Will a file created with a binary archive from Boost 1.32
>> be readable with Boost 1.33?
>
> That is the intention.
>
>> I am just building the latest version from the cvs to try it
>> myself, but I thought it would also be a good idea to ask this here.
>
> I certainly would appreciate someone trying this.
>
> Note that for shared_ptr, one will have to include shared_ptr_132.hpp before
> shared_ptr.hpp in order to be able to load previously archived
> shared_ptrs.

What is the mechanism at work here?  Anything involving an #include
order dependency worries me, because usually these things are a
playground for ODR violations or other inducers of undefined behavior.

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Dave Abrahams
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