[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4981: Boost.Archive No Tracking does nothing

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4981: Boost.Archive No Tracking does nothing
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-12-13 23:02:01

#4981: Boost.Archive No Tracking does nothing
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 Reporter:  jsternberg <jonathansternberg@…>          |       Owner:  ramey        
     Type:  Feature Requests                          |      Status:  new          
Milestone:  To Be Determined                          |   Component:  serialization
  Version:  Boost 1.45.0                              |    Severity:  Problem      
 Keywords:                                            |  
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 I see from a very old e-mail that the no_tracking option for archives was
 planned:

 http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2005/03/81549.php


 And then I can see work was stopped. The author of this e-mail says it was
 for "multiple reasons he can't remember."

 http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2006/04/103291.php


 This feature would be very helpful for those who need to serialize a
 pointer off the stack. The attached code sample introduces a situation
 where the no_tracking option would be helpful.

 Attached is a patch that enabled the use of boost::archive::no_tracking as
 a flag for the archive.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/4981>
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