Re: [boost] [1.44] Beta progress?

Subject: Re: [boost] [1.44] Beta progress?
From: Ryan Gallagher (ryan.gallagher_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-07-21 17:03:27

Eric Niebler <eric <at> boostpro.com> writes:
> On 7/21/2010 5:00 PM, Robert Ramey wrote:
> > I hope that clarifies things.
> 
> Not quite there yet. You didn't answer Ryan's questions directly. Let me
> see if I can:

Thanks!

> 
> >> Based upon your messages, it's not clear to me what this "fix" does.
> 
> It makes binary archives distinguishable from their incompatible
> pre-1.42 variants. It provides a standalone utility to help users fix
> their broken binary archives from 1.42 and 1.43. 

So this utility adds in the proper library version number to the archive,
right?

> It requires users that inherit from a binary archive to manually fix 
> their code. It (does/does not?) help users identify these places in 
> their code.

Thanks for the explanation.  At least in my case I don't think I'll 
need to worry about this.

> >> Does it make it so that serialization in 1.44 will be able to read
> >> binary archives from 1.41
> 
> Yes(?)

Good. =)

> 
> >> or does it make it so that serialization in
> >> 1.44 will be able to read binary archives from 1.42/43?
> 
> No.

Sure, but if we have run the aforementioned utility to fix the archives 
from 1.42/43 then 1.44 will be able to read these, right?

Alternatively, if we had the required patch applied to 1.43 before 
writing our archives then 1.44+ would be able to read them.  As I am
just looking to start using 1.43 I could still patch the source.  This
patch can be made available, right?  Daniel's suggestion of a point
release with this patch applied would be great, but a patch is sufficient
for me at least.

> 
> >> Or somehow
> >> both?  Is there a trac issue?
> 
> No(?)
> 

Unless one patched 1.43 first.  Perhaps we should create a trac issue and
put the patch there.  It seems that a late coming "fix" like this should
be required to have a trac issues associated with it as well.  (I do
agree that this is like an oil spill and should be capped asap.)

Thanks Eric and Robert!

-Ryan