Re: [boost] [serialization] new portable binary archive based on HDF5

Subject: Re: [boost] [serialization] new portable binary archive based on HDF5
From: Hartmut Kaiser (hartmut.kaiser_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-14 09:41:45

> > 1) What license do you use for your contribution? The source files
> > don't mention it.
> 
> I plan to use the Boost Software License, and document this and the
> archive interface later when the future of this project is decided.

Ok.

> > 2) Do you have performance data comparing the new archive with the
> > existing ones? I'd be very interested to use this archive for HPX
> > (https://github.com/STEllAR-GROUP/hpx) as an alternative for our
> > homegrown derivative of the original portable binary archive available
> > as an example in Boost.Serialization. But for this I'd like to known
> > what performance advantages/disadvantages this might cause.
> 
> I do not have performance data. Do you have suggestions for an interesting
> benchmark, and a link to your own binary archive implementation? I will be
> happy to get back to you on this point.

The archive is here: 

https://github.com/STEllAR-GROUP/hpx/tree/master/hpx/util
https://github.com/STEllAR-GROUP/hpx/tree/master/src/util

I'm not sure if it's self-contained and independent, though.

Regards Hartmut
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