Re: [Boost-users] iostreams and serial ports help

From: Bob Warren (bob.warren_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-20 15:54:48

Rob,

Like you, I feel like a relative newcomer to boost, though I have been 
playing around with various libraries to suit my needs for over a year.

I looked at boost::asio.  For some reason it is not listed under the 
boost documentation lists, but it does appear to be a boost approved 
library.  It does address the issue of blocking and non-blocking.

I got most of the way into making a serial port look and behave like an 
ftp socket.  I know this is not the same as an iostream, but it may be 
what you want.  Warning: you have to do a lot of learning/exploring 
before you can effectively use asio (though I found this is true of many 
boost libraries).  There is a tutorial and plenty of examples.

BobW