Re: [Boost-users] cross-platfrom binary serialization?

From: Pfligersdorffer, Christian (Christian.Pfligersdorffer_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-08-25 04:06:51

boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] on Sunday, August 24, 2008 11:51 PM:

> Bijan wrote:
>>>> PS: The portable binary archive that comes with the library
>>>> examples should be complete, maybe just the comment was not
>>>> removed. Robert Ramey often pointed out that this was sponsored by
>>>> someone and will be in 1.36. I did not look at it yet, though.
>>> 
>>> good to know :)
>> 
>> Under boost_1_36_0\libs\serialization\example there are some hpp and
>> cpp files for portable binary format (portable_binary_archive.hpp,
>> portable_binary_iarchive.cpp ...) and I am wondering how performant
>> the code is.
> 
> This was actually tested on various platforms of different
> 32/64 endian combinations.  And the test consisted of running
> ALL serialization tests as is done with the "official"
> archive implementations.  To me, the main proble is that its
> missing support for floating point types.
> Including such support in a definitive, portable manner would
> be a significant effort which so far no one has deigned to undertake.
> 
> Robert Ramey

Hi Robert!

I am confused. Are you saying your "sponsored extension to the portable
binary archive example" does not include floating point support? Please
clarify what is in 1.36 and what is planned as this is entirely not
clear to me - and others I'd say from various peoples' contributions.

I'm sorry if I add to the portable binary archive confusion by using the
same names as your examples. I do not completely go against renaming my
classes if it helps. What do you mean?

Regards,

-- 
Christian Pfligersdorffer
Software Engineering
http://www.eos.info