Re: [Boost-users] [mpi] many undefined referencestoserialize<boost::mpi::detail::mpi_datatype_oarchive>

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [mpi] many undefined referencestoserialize<boost::mpi::detail::mpi_datatype_oarchive>
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-09-12 00:32:37

Brian Budge wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 11:29 AM, Robert Ramey <ramey_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> Brian Budge wrote:
>>> So to Robert's question, I don't think this is something that could
>>> be baked into the boost_mpi.so library, since they rely on my own
>>> classes.  ...
>>
>> look at .../libs/serialization/src/binary_oarchive.cpp
>>
>> This file contains the explict instantiations that are
>> added to the library.  I would expect that something
>> like this could be made for mpi archives.
>>
>> Robert Ramey
>
> I think you're right Robert.  I can get my types to serialize fine
> with the boost::binary_*archive archives, but not with the mpi ones.
> It's strange because I can get it to work for send, but not recv.  I
> get an exception related to unregistered type.
>
> Indeed if I go and manually serialize every message pointer to a char
> buffer vis binary_oarchive, and send that via boost mpi, and manually
> deserialize on the other side from char buffer via binary_iarchive, my
> program works.
>
> I'm unsure what exactly might need to be instantiated in boost::mpi
> though.

just use binary_iarchive as a guide for mpi_archive.

>
> Thanks,
>  Brian