Re: [Boost-users] boost::serialization doesn't support iterators?

From: Carlo Wood (carlo_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-03-11 16:14:52

On Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 09:16:27PM -0800, Robert Ramey wrote:
> 'Carlo Wood' wrote:
> > I really need to serialize iterators, how can I do that?
> 
> I don't think it would be all that tough - but it would require
> fairly intimat knowledge of how the standard containers
> and iterators work.  Feel free to do it.
> 
> Good Luck
> 
> Robert Ramey

I asked you first in a private mail, and all you had to
say was: interesting question! Ask it on one of boosts
mailinglists and I'll answer it there.

Is the above the "Answer" you had in mind?

1) WHY does boost::serialization not support serialization
   of iterators?
2) Why does the documentation not mention this?
3) My original question hasn't been answered: How can
   one serialize iterators with boost::serialization?
   Imho, it requires intimate knowledge of the serialization
   library a lot more than knowledge of the STL; which is
   why I think this should be added to the library by people
   who are already familiar with how this library works (you).
   I suppose that 'tracking' needs to be turned on for
   something, but for what? The iterator type(s)? Will that
   then work? I cannot answer those questions without
   knowing the details of how this library works. I think
   it's unfair to tell me "good luck".

-- 
Carlo Wood <carlo_at_[hidden]>