Re: [boost] temp file

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-09 10:57:44

And while you are  thinking about this you might investigate the following:

The serialization library uses temp files to test serialization.  I would 
prefer to use string streams to avoid using temp files at all in most cases. 
However, it seems that string streams on some (or all) platforms don't 
support things like code_cvt facets and who know what else so I don't feel 
comfortable using them to test.  I guess this is really a research projects 
re string streams.

There is also the idea that string streams use shared memory.  This would 
make for an interesting way to pass large amounts of data across execution 
contexts.

Of course this is spinning out of control.

Even a save tempory, conforming temp_stream would be helpful.

You might look a the test library - I think something in there touches on 
this subject as well - but maybe not.

Robert Ramey

Tomek wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
> Can you add to boost::filesystem namespace class for temporary files
> which will remove file on object destruction ?
>
> I prepared same sample code : http://psycho.pl/pub/src/tmpfile.cc
>
> If you say that this is ok, I will write it using boost library and
> also working on win32.
>
>
> Thanks
> Tom
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