Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4890: URL compatible base64 encoding/decoding (RFC 3548)

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4890: URL compatible base64 encoding/decoding (RFC 3548)
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-11-25 17:20:38

#4890: URL compatible base64 encoding/decoding (RFC 3548)
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  Reporter:  anonymous         |       Owner:  ramey                           
      Type:  Feature Requests  |      Status:  closed                          
 Milestone:  To Be Determined  |   Component:  serialization                   
   Version:  Boost 1.43.0      |    Severity:  Optimization                    
Resolution:  wontfix           |    Keywords:  archive iterator base64 encoding
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Changes (by ramey):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => wontfix

Comment:

 I had a brief look at this and I don't think it's something that belongs
 in the serialization library. It's application seems just too narrow.

 I also would have some other reservations:

 As submitted it applies this "tweak" to the whole file rather than just
 the url's.  So it's something that would be better implemented as a
 special data type. e.g.:

 {{{
 struct url {
     template<class Archive>
     void serialize(Archive &ar, const unsigned int version){
         ...
     }
 };
 }}}

 Robert Ramey

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/4890#comment:1>
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