Re: [Boost-users] Cross platform library for reading/writing configuration files?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Cross platform library for reading/writing configuration files?
From: Boris (boriss_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-14 14:56:59

On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:21:46 +0100, Jeff Dunlap <jeff_j_dunlap_at_[hidden]>  
wrote:

> I've used Windows specific functions for reading/writing configuration  
> (INI)
> files in my application and would like to know if there is a cross  
> platform
> library available that is recommended.
>
> I searched the boost libs for something and there are libs of course  
> that can
> achieve this with some programming, but I'd like to know if there is  
> something
> (boost or other library) with specific functionality to handle  
> reading/writing
> INI files.  Example:

The Property Tree library can do this. It hasn't been included yet into  
the Boost distribution (and I don't know what its status is). You can  
download the library from http://www.boostpro.com/vault/ though  
(property_tree_rev5.zip).

Boris