Re: [Boost-users] [serialization 1_36_0] : Binary Archiveportability between 32 and 64 bits platforms...

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-22 17:44:21

The one I'm referring to is in libs/serialization/example in both the trunk 
and next release

Robert Ramey

Mathieu Peyréga wrote:
> Hello,
>
> where do you find this last version of the portable binary archive ?
> is it this binary archive in the SVN trunk (i don't think so as it it
> the one i'm using unsuccessfully...)
>
> is it the one found at this link :
>
> http://www.boostpro.com/vault/index.php?action=downloadfile&filename=portable_binary_archive.zip&directory=serialization&
>
> ?
>
> Regards,
>
> Mathieu
>
>
> Robert Ramey a écrit :
>> The most recent version of the portable binary archive supports this.
>>
>> Note however, that if you write an integer greater than 32 bits
>> to the archive, the and try to read it on a 32 bit machine, it
>> will throw an exception.
>>
>> Robert Ramey
>>
>> Benjamin Sobotta wrote:
>>
>>> On Wednesday 16 July 2008 19:46:39 Mathieu Peyréga wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I'm wondering if a binary archive generated on a 32 bits platform
>>>> would be readable on a 64 bits one...
>>>> My guess is no... because i am facing an issue i strongly suspect
>>>> to come from there...
>>>>
>>>> Any clues ?
>>>>
>>>> I got a basic_string::resize exception evene before trying to call
>>>> the serialize method...
>>>> just doing :
>>>>
>>>> std::ifstream fichier(filename.c_str(),std::ios::binary);
>>>> boost::archive::binary_iarchive archive(fichier);
>>>>
>>>> the second line causes the exception...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Mathieu
>>>> --
>>>> http://www.incub.net/
>>>>
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> Yes, I had exactly the same problem. I circumvented it by using text
>>> archives. Of course, these are bigger in size but I needed the
>>> compatibility.
>>>
>>> Benjamin
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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