boost-users-bounces@lists.boost.org wrote:
I was just wondering if there is any chance of having portable binary archives soon again, or to which version of boost I have to revert to use those in the vault. I am just asking as I want to javatize some of my work for another project, and I would like to use boost binary archives for portable serialization (portability of the data is really vital for this project).
Dear Daniel! Here is what I can tell you: 1. using boost version 1.33.1 you're on the safe side. this version has been thoroughly tested and the archives perform well in our setting (ppc-32 and x86-32) 2. using boost version 1.34.1 should do the same although we have a not yet solved rupture in downwards compatibility. if you need to read in files generated by portable_binary_oarchive using 1.33.1 you are likely to fail. 3. boost version 1.35 has not been tested so far. however i have a version of the archives that compiles and _seems_ to work... if you're willing to test it i can send you the code by email. 4. Remember, the portable binary archives are not from the author of boost::serialization and will not be supported by him. So if you plan to rely on it you will be on your own. However, you're welcome to use it :-) and I shall try to help you as much as I can. 5. If speed is less important for your application (than for ours) consider using text archives instead. those are designed for portability. Regards, -- Christian Pfligersdorffer Software Engineering http://www.eos.info