Re: [boost] [serialization] Serialisation/deserialisationoffloating-point values

From: Jeff Flinn (TriumphSprint2000_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-04 14:17:20

Paul A Bristow wrote:
...
> A workaround for the problem above has been issued - but it involves
> re-compiling to produce a new .dll, a significant hassle.
>
> My view is that this is not good enough - the very least is issue of
> a new .dll.
> But an SP1 would be better - there seem to be number of things they
> have fixed.
>
> I have expressed this view to their forum (and I am not alone!).
>
> The response to the original report on 7.1 loopback was
>
> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/productfeedback/viewfeedback.aspx?feedbackid=7
> bf2f26d-171f-41fe-be05-4169a54eef9e
>
> http://tinyurl.com/mpk72
>
> essentially "it's a feature" - but then it was fixed in 8.0!

I noticed only a single vote on the importance of this bug( which is now at 
2 with my vote :-) ). Perhaps if all of those interested added there voices 
something would get done. Does Herb Sutter have a louder voice in that 
regard?

Also the bug (it's still listed as bug I think), only addresses float and 
not double. Did you ever enter one for double?

I too would like to see a vc7.1 SP. I just finally moved the last of our 
products from vc6.5, and don't have the desire to move to vc8 just yet. :)

Jeff