Re: [Boost-users] [serialization, boost 1.36] Changes in BOOST_IS_ABSTRACT

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-13 16:28:21

Ruediger Berlich wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I'm trying to prepare my application for the upcoming 1.36 Boost
> release and understand that there have been a number of substantial
> changes in the serialization code.
>
> I understand the serialization chapter of the 1.36 documentation in
> such a way that it is recommended to use
> BOOST_SERIALIZATION_ASSUME_ABSTRACT(T) for compilers that cannot cope
> with the 1.36  BOOST_IS_ABSTRACT(T) macro. gcc 4.3.1 seems to be one
> of the compilers that need this - it emits an error for
> BOOST_IS_ABSTRACT in 1.36 .

>
> Now I'm wondering whether BOOST_SERIALIZATION_ASSUME_ABSTRACT will
> work for other compilers, even if they could also deal directly with
> BOOST_IS_ABSTRACT.
>

it is intended to.

Your should be able to use BOOST_SERIALIZATION_ASSUME_ABSTRACT
or all compilers and have it use the best implemenation of "is_astract" 
available.

Robert Ramey

> /********************************************************/
>
> #if BOOST_VERSION <= 103500
>
> BOOST_IS_ABSTRACT(GenEvA::GObject)
>
> #else
>
> BOOST_SERIALIZATION_ASSUME_ABSTRACT(GenEvA::GObject)
>
> #endif /* Serialization traits */
>
> /********************************************************/
>
> Thanks and Best Regards,
> Ruediger