Steven Watanabe wrote:
See http://tinyurl.com/oqwk3v. Thanks Steve, I tried that but I'm still getting no joy ...
Could it be that unsigned __int64 is not a class, but an integral data type? I have two typedefs of unsigned __int64 type: TimeCode and FileSize. I'm assuming the compiler is smart enough to infer the difference. I've changed my source according to the docs: namespace boost { namespace serialization { template<class Archive> void save(Archive & ar, const unsigned __int64& big, unsigned int version) { ar & sizeof(big); ar.save_binary(&big, sizeof(big)); } template<class Archive> void load(Archive & ar, unsigned __int64& big, unsigned int version) { size_t size = sizeof(big); ar.load_binary(&big, size); } } }; BOOST_SERIALIZATION_SPLIT_FREE(unsigned __int64) And it still complains with VideoStorage.cpp 1>c:\src\storagetest\storagetest\videostorage.h(66) : error C2679: binary '&' : no operator found which takes a right-hand operand of type 'Storage::TimeCode' (or there is no acceptable conversion) 1> c:\program files\boost\boost_1_38\boost\archive\detail\interface_oarchive.hpp(70): could be 'Archive &boost::archive::detail::interface_oarchive<Archive>::operator &<Storage::FileSize>(T &)' 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive, 1> T=Storage::FileSize 1> ] 1> while trying to match the argument list '(boost::archive::binary_oarchive, Storage::TimeCode)' 1> c:\program files\boost\boost_1_38\boost\serialization\access.hpp(93) : see reference to function template instantiation 'void Storage::Frame::save<Archive>(Archive &,const unsigned int) const' being compiled 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive 1> ] 1> c:\program files\boost\boost_1_38\boost\serialization\split_member.hpp(43) : see reference to function template instantiation 'void boost::serialization::access::member_save<Archive,const T>(Archive &,T &,const unsigned int)' being compiled 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive, 1> T=Storage::Frame 1> ] 1> c:\program files\boost\boost_1_38\boost\serialization\split_member.hpp(42) : while compiling class template member function 'void boost::serialization::detail::member_saver<Archive,T>::invoke(Archive &,const T &,const unsigned int)' 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive, 1> T=Storage::Frame 1> ] 1> c:\program files\boost\boost_1_38\boost\serialization\split_member.hpp(69) : see reference to class template instantiation 'boost::serialization::detail::member_saver<Archive,T>' being compiled 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive, 1> T=Storage::Frame 1> ] 1> c:\src\storagetest\storagetest\videostorage.h(78) : see reference to function template instantiation 'void boost::serialization::split_member<Archive,Storage::Frame>(Archive &,T &,const unsigned int)' being compiled 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive, 1> T=Storage::Frame 1> ] 1> c:\program files\boost\boost_1_38\boost\serialization\access.hpp(109) : see reference to function template instantiation 'void Storage::Frame::serialize<Archive>(Archive &,const unsigned int)' being compiled 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive 1> ] 1> c:\program files\boost\boost_1_38\boost\serialization\serialization.hpp(74) : see reference to function template instantiation 'void boost::serialization::access::serialize<Archive,T>(Archive &,T &,const unsigned int)' being compiled 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive, 1> T=const Storage::Frame 1> ] 1> c:\program files\boost\boost_1_38\boost\serialization\serialization.hpp(133) : see reference to function template instantiation 'void boost::serialization::serialize<Archive,T>(Archive &,T &,const unsigned int)' being compiled 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive, 1> T=const Storage::Frame 1> ] 1> c:\program files\boost\boost_1_38\boost\archive\detail\oserializer.hpp(148) : see reference to function template instantiation 'void boost::serialization::serialize_adl<Archive,T>(Archive &,T &,const unsigned int)' being compiled 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive, 1> T=const Storage::Frame 1> ] 1> c:\program files\boost\boost_1_38\boost\archive\detail\oserializer.hpp(140) : while compiling class template member function 'void boost::archive::detail::oserializer<Archive,T>::save_object_data(boost::archive::detail::basic_oarchive &,const void *) const' 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive, 1> T=Storage::Frame 1> ] 1> c:\program files\boost\boost_1_38\boost\archive\detail\oserializer.hpp(236) : see reference to class template instantiation 'boost::archive::detail::oserializer<Archive,T>' being compiled 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive, 1> T=Storage::Frame 1> ] 1> c:\program files\boost\boost_1_38\boost\archive\detail\oserializer.hpp(230) : while compiling class template member function 'void boost::archive::detail::save_non_pointer_type<Archive,T>::save_standard::invoke(Archive &,const Storage::Frame &)' 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive, 1> T=Storage::Frame 1> ] 1> c:\program files\boost\boost_1_38\boost\archive\detail\oserializer.hpp(294) : see reference to class template instantiation 'boost::archive::detail::save_non_pointer_type<Archive,T>::save_standard' being compiled 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive, 1> T=Storage::Frame 1> ] 1> c:\program files\boost\boost_1_38\boost\archive\detail\oserializer.hpp(282) : while compiling class template member function 'void boost::archive::detail::save_non_pointer_type<Archive,T>::invoke(Archive &,const Storage::Frame &)' 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive, 1> T=Storage::Frame 1> ] 1> c:\program files\boost\boost_1_38\boost\archive\detail\oserializer.hpp(506) : see reference to class template instantiation 'boost::archive::detail::save_non_pointer_type<Archive,T>' being compiled 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive, 1> T=Storage::Frame 1> ] 1> c:\program files\boost\boost_1_38\boost\archive\detail\common_oarchive.hpp(64) : see reference to function template instantiation 'void boost::archive::save<Archive,const T>(Archive &,const T &)' being compiled 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive, 1> T=const Storage::Frame 1> ] 1> c:\program files\boost\boost_1_38\boost\archive\basic_binary_oarchive.hpp(63) : see reference to function template instantiation 'void boost::archive::detail::common_oarchive<Archive>::save_override<const T>(T &,int)' being compiled 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive, 1> T=const Storage::Frame 1> ] 1> c:\program files\boost\boost_1_38\boost\archive\binary_oarchive_impl.hpp(45) : see reference to function template instantiation 'void boost::archive::basic_binary_oarchive<Archive>::save_override<const T>(const T &,int)' being compiled 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive, 1> T=const Storage::Frame 1> ] 1> c:\program files\boost\boost_1_38\boost\archive\detail\interface_oarchive.hpp(64) : see reference to function template instantiation 'void boost::archive::binary_oarchive_impl<Archive,Elem,Tr>::save_override<T>(T &,int)' being compiled 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive, 1> Elem=char, 1> Tr=std::char_traits<char>, 1> T=const Storage::Frame 1> ] 1> c:\src\storagetest\storagetest\videostorage.cpp(73) : see reference to function template instantiation 'Archive &boost::archive::detail::interface_oarchive<Archive>::operator <<<const Storage::Frame>(T &)' being compiled 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive, 1> T=const Storage::Frame 1> ] 1>c:\src\storagetest\storagetest\videostorage.h(67) : error C2679: binary '&' : no operator found which takes a right-hand operand of type 'Storage::FileSize' (or there is no acceptable conversion) 1> c:\program files\boost\boost_1_38\boost\archive\detail\interface_oarchive.hpp(70): could be 'Archive &boost::archive::detail::interface_oarchive<Archive>::operator &<Storage::FileSize>(T &)' 1> with 1> [ 1> Archive=boost::archive::binary_oarchive, 1> T=Storage::FileSize 1> ] 1> while trying to match the argument list '(boost::archive::binary_oarchive, Storage::FileSize)'