Re: [boost] Is Boost interested in the Boost-based Base64 library

Subject: Re: [boost] Is Boost interested in the Boost-based Base64 library
From: Fernando Pelliccioni (fpelliccioni_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-10-12 08:57:43

On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:06 AM, Robert Ramey <ramey_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Fernando Pelliccioni wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Mathias Gaunard <
>
> > I want to write a Converter for *base64_encoder* that works with
> > Boost.IOStreams.
> > Do you have a guide  ?
>
> Hmmm. ... that's exaclty what the base_64 code in the serialization
> library does.
>
> I would think that wouldn't be too hard to use for this porpose.
>
> If one had nothing else to do this code could be used to
> generated code_convert facets at compile time in a similar
> manner to the way it generates string conversion code
> at compile time.  I believe that final result would be pretty
> useful.  It would be useful for all standard i/o streams.
> I believe that it would be quite efficient - as I believe
> the current library is.  Making this as a library of
> code convert facets would be a stricky job -as
> any library which works with standard code and
> real compilers and libraries is.
>
>

Hi Robert,

I want to use it with IOStreams Filters.
I understood that Mathias has an implementation that works with it.

Something that concerns me about base64 code in serialization is the
following error:

     http://lists.boost.org/boost-users/2008/08/39798.php

Is it solved?

Regards,
Fernando.