[Boost-users] [serialization][1.42.0] gcc(4.01)/xcode(3.1.2) failure to register type

Subject: [Boost-users] [serialization][1.42.0] gcc(4.01)/xcode(3.1.2) failure to register type
From: Jeff Flinn (TriumphSprint2000_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-05-04 13:54:55

I've followed the doc's 'Static Libraries and Serialization' approach. 
To move the serialize implementation from the header to the cpp file for 
my classes in my hierarchy which are serialized through base class 
pointer. Which runs on MSVC8, after linking with /OPT:NOREF.

Unfortunately the BOOST_CLASS_EXPORTxxx facilities appear to be 
optimized away on gcc/xcode, even though all of the 'strip' settings are 
off. What approach are others taking to resolve this? Robert's reply to 
Emil Dotchevski on  Sep 25, 2008 suggests that explicitly calling 
ar.register(static_cast<myType *>(0)); is the only portable way to 
ensure registration, is this still the case? Should explicit 
registration be done in combination with or en lieu of 
BOOST_CLASS_EXPORTxxx?

Thanks, Jeff