Re: [boost] [serialization] Serialisation/deserialisation offloating-point values

From: Paul Giaccone (paulg_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-03-15 07:43:42

Paul A Bristow wrote:

>I have also re-tested this on VS 2005 release :-(((
>
>My test and/or memory was obviously faulty.
>
>Using 100 tests with nextafter, starting with the value you found faulty, I
>find 38 failures (all one bit wrong on input)  - about the one third I found
>in previous tests.
>
>So I confirm my view that this is a Microsoft 'Lack Of Quality Feature'.
>
>To be fair, this is a rather hard problem, though there are proven solutions
>which have been proposed, but not widely implemented, as I asked about and
>got some info on a recent post.
>
>lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2006/02/date.php
>
>But I fear that this does NOT help you just now.  Sorry.
>
>I am having a crack at using the Burger and Dvbvig method but have yet to
>fully understand it.
>  
>

OK, thanks for your investigations. I have a workaround but it would be 
better if it just worked, of course.

Paul