[Boost-users] Re: Use of dollar signs in variable names when usingboost::archive::xml_iarchive

lloyd.reed@leica-microsystems.com wrote:

I have found a bug or undocumented limitation in the boost serialization library.

I'm using VC++ 2003, which allows you to use variable names which include dollar signs ($).

Is this a great idea? My reference Stroustrup - The C++ Programming language, page 81 says "Extensions (e.g. allowing the character $ in a name) yield non-portable programs." Robert Ramey