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

From: Russell Hind (rh_gmane_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-06 04:45:04

Martin Bonner wrote:
> 
> In this particular case, I think shared_ptr.hpp should include
> shared_ptr_132.hpp /unless/ the user has defined
> BOOST_SERIALIZE_NO_LOAD_132_SHARED_PTR (or some more elegant name)
> beforehand.  That way the concerned user can save themselves the overhead,
> whereas the default is safe.
> 

I agree with this.  For those users who start using serialization in 
1.33, will they notice?  But for those of us who already use 1.32 and 
have archives with shared_ptrs will suddenly have problems until we get 
the appropriate includes sorted out.

I'd rather backwards compatibility just worked.

Cheers

Russell