[Boost-users] [serialization] Support for smart pointers?

Hi, The documentation for Boost.Serialization states that support for loading/saving pointers is fully supported out of the box. However, what if I want to use smart pointers, such a boost::scoped_ptr? Right now I believe I would have to do this: Foo* foo1; archive & foo1; boost::scoped_ptr<Foo> foo2( foo1 ); I was thinking it would be convenient to avoid the extra variable (foo1) and do this: boost::scoped_ptr<Foo> foo2; archive & foo2; Is this possible?