Re: [Boost-users] [serialization] class versioning changes in boost1.42 [patch]

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [serialization] class versioning changes in boost1.42 [patch]
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-02-28 02:32:53

Robert Ramey wrote:

> Brian Wood wrote:
>> Robert Ramey writes:
>>> David Raulo wrote:
>>> Why can't you just patch your own copy?
> 
>> From a comedic standpoint I think that's a good answer.
> 
> well as far a we know there is only one person affected with this
> problem.  Rolling back this line to 1.41 code would leave the
> problem for other users to trip on.  So in this case I think that's
> a good option.  At least until some better opportunity is found.
> 
> Another option is just to stay with 1.41.  The main changes
> from 1.41 to 1.42 are related to handling exported types
> through DLLS.  If this user isn't doing this, then there's
> not much benefit to upgrading in any case.

I don't think upgrade of individual libraries generally work very well.
Did you test 1.42 serialization with 1.41 version of everything else and know
that it compiles? 

- Volodya