Re: [Boost-users] [Boost.MPI] question about serializing customobject

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Boost.MPI] question about serializing customobject
From: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-08-26 18:43:11

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On Aug 26, 2010, at 12:35 PM, "Robert Ramey" <ramey_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> If one were using heterogenious machines, I could understand the
> usage of MPI types. But as I understand it, the MPI serialization presumes
> that the machines are binary compatible.
You're mistaken.
>   So I'm just not seeing this.
Start reading here: http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_39_0/doc/html/mpi/tutorial.html#mpi.skeleton_and_content and all will be revealed