Re: [Boost-users] [serialization]polymorphicportablebinaryexamplenot working.

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [serialization]polymorphicportablebinaryexamplenot working.
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-16 00:35:44

Mostafa wrote:

> I'll query the dev list on the pros/cons of explicit instantiations
> with seperate template .ipp files vs. header only template files,
> right now I'm leaning against the former.  If there is a general
> consensus that explicit instantiations are not needed, then I'll open
> a trak item to do away with them in the serialization/archive
> libraries and add what researched results I've come up with.

I used *.ipp files to factor out common code.

I used explicit instantiation for the library supported archives
to minimize code bloat, and build times.

I don't see any conflict here.

Robert Ramey

>
> -Mostafa