Re: [boost] [serialization] incompatible archives from 1.43 to 1.44

Subject: Re: [boost] [serialization] incompatible archives from 1.43 to 1.44
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-09-22 10:30:13

Sergey Voropaev wrote:
> Löw, Tobias (Evonik Energy Services GmbH <tobias.loew <at>
> evonik.com> writes:
>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to read a binary archive with version 1.44 that was
>> written with version 1.43.
>
> I have created bug report (Ticket #4660). Below It is short summury
> (https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/4660#comment:7):
> 1) serialization 1.44 can not work with old version of binary
> archives. So backward compatibility was ruined.
> 2) format of binary archive in version 1.44 was changed, so version
> 1.43 (and below) does not work with new archive. And now we have 2
> different incompatible version of native binary archive (before 1.44
> and 1.44). Text archive does not have this problem
>
> So implementation of serialization in 1.44 is broken. I think this
> problem must be resolved ASAP. I think users must be informed about
> these problem with serialization and users must do not use this
> version in production code. May be we need 1.44.1 version?

Correct on all points.  I am aware of the track item.  I believe
that I've addressed it at least in some cases.  Unfortunately I've
been bogged down in other stuff.

I would recommend that uses
not use binary archives with 1.42 and 1.43.

>
> Sergey Voropaev
>
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