Re: [Boost-users] boost serialization archive compatibility

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] boost serialization archive compatibility
From: Markus Henschel (markus.henschel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-06-24 13:58:28

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-users-
> bounces_at_[hidden]] Im Auftrag von Robert Ramey
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 24. Juni 2010 19:04
> An: boost-users_at_[hidden]
> Betreff: Re: [Boost-users] boost serialization archive compatibility
> 
> Robert Ramey wrote:
> > Markus Henschel wrote:
> >> Hello group!
> >>
> >> We are upgrading boost from version 1.34.1 to 1.43.0. A quick test
> >> revealed that after the upgrade our binary archives cannot be loaded
> >> anymore. It seems like the type of the class id was changed from int
> >> to short making the old archive from 1.34.1 incompatible to our
> >> current application using 1.43.0. Is this a bug or expected
> behavior?
> 
> 
> Looking at the history of basic_binary_iarchive. it seems that class_id
> has always been serialized as int_least16_t.  Has this changed for the
> compiler/platform in question between 1.34 and 1.43. ?
> 
> 
> Robert Ramey
> 
> 
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Thanks for the quick reply. I was wrong abount the class_id. After reading your statement about all archives being backward compatible I digged deeper into the problem and discovered I accidently used a broken build of our app. Sorry for upsetting the apple cart. Boost serialization works fine :) Thanks for the clarification.

Markus Henschel
Lead Programmer

YAGER Development GmbH
www.yager.de