Re: [boost] [serialization] non-tracking wrapper?

Subject: Re: [boost] [serialization] non-tracking wrapper?
From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-12 12:54:06

on Wed Nov 12 2008, joaquin-AT-tid.es wrote:

> David Abrahams escribió:
>> Not that I really need this feature, but what is going to prevent the
>> library from doing the usual thing it does when deserializing T here?
>>   
>
> The call to reset_object_address than ensues: as every different
> object of non_tracking<T> gets reassigned to a unique element in the
> helper table, it's impossible that Boost.Serialization tracking
> capabilities mistakenly take one object t1 as the same as a previous
> t2 just because their (stack-based) addresses coincide. This is not
> supressing tracking, but effectively implies that it'll never impact
> the serialized stuff.

It impacts the *size* of the serialized stuff, which is my only
motivation for turning off tracking.

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Dave Abrahams
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