Re: [Boost-users] Boost serialization..

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-08-22 02:52:50

if you try to save a number which exceeds 2^32 on a 64 bit machine
then try to load on a 32 bit machine - the archive will through an
exception as there is no way to represent such a number on a 32 bit
machine.

Other than that, they should interoperate.

Rober Ramey

Sangeeta Singh wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the pointer. Is the string serialization for 64 bit and 32
> bit library different as the string being serialized using 64bit
> version can not be read using 32 bit version.
>
> Thanks,
> Sangeeta
>
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> Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:10:26 -0800
> From: "Robert Ramey" <ramey_at_[hidden]>
> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Boost serialization..
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> THe library includes a portable_binary archive as a demo.  There are
> also other versions of this in boost
> downloads.
>
> Robert Ramey
>  "Sangeeta Singh" <singhs_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
> news:228C81146E16054AA04E582D4B8C34CD96C888_at_[hidden]
> ...
>  Hi,
>
>
>
>  I have following requirement
>
>
>
>    Application doing the object serialization (binary stream with char
> trait) uses 64 bit boost serialization version
>
>
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>    Application deserializing the object uses 32 bit boost
> serialization version
>
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>  Both are incompatible.
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>  Is there a boost serialization library available that works for both
> 64 and 32 bit m/c or is there any other way that I can achieve this.
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>  Thanks,
>
>  Sangeeta