Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4660: Error read binary archive, created by old boost version

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4660: Error read binary archive, created by old boost version
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-10-20 15:59:47

#4660: Error read binary archive, created  by old boost version
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  Reporter:  serge-voropaev@…          |       Owner:  ramey        
      Type:  Bugs                      |      Status:  new          
 Milestone:  Boost-1.45.0              |   Component:  serialization
   Version:  Boost 1.45.0              |    Severity:  Showstopper  
Resolution:                            |    Keywords:               
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Comment (by ramey):

 I have checked in changes to the trunk to address this. Please feel free
 to verify that they have addressed the problem.

 I would love to have tests to verify compatibility with previous archives
 - especially binary ones.  There are a lot of problems with this though.

 a) It's a heck of a lot of work.
 b) The serialization library already stretches testing facilities to the
 breaking point. It has a fairly large number of tests which are run with
 all the different archive implementations. It has been referred to as
 "carpet bombing".

 If someone want's to do this I would support the effort though.

 Robert Ramey

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/4660#comment:14>
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