Hi boost users I'm a newbie to boost trying to use a serial port as an iostream. While searching the archives I found a post by Rob Desbois (2008-01-18 13:02) trying to achive the same. Unfortunately the solution wasn't posted. This is what I got so far: #include <boost/asio.hpp> #include <boost/iostreams/stream.hpp> class serial_device { public: typedef char char_type; typedef boost::iostreams::bidirectional_device_tag category; serial_device(boost::asio::io_service& io_service, const std::string& port, int baudrate = 9600) : serial_port(io_service, port) { typedef boost::asio::serial_port_base spb; serial_port.set_option(spb::baud_rate(baudrate)); }; std::streamsize read(char* buf, std::streamsize n) { boost::asio::read(serial_port, boost::asio::buffer(buf, n)); } std::streamsize write(const char* buf, std::streamsize n) { boost::asio::write(serial_port, boost::asio::buffer(buf, n)); } private: boost::asio::serial_port serial_port; }; int main(void) { boost::asio::io_service io_service; serial_device serial(io_service, "/dev/ttyS0", 115200); //boost::iostreams::stream<serial_device> s(serial); } If I uncomment the last line it fails to compile: g++ -lboost_iostreams-mt -lboost_system-mt -lboost_thread-mt iostream.cpp -o iostream /usr/include/boost/noncopyable.hpp: In copy constructor 'boost::asio::basic_io_object<boost::asio::serial_port_service>::basic_io_object(const boost::asio::basic_io_object<boost::asio::serial_port_service>&)': /usr/include/boost/asio/basic_io_object.hpp:30: instantiated from 'boost::iostreams::stream<Device, Tr, Alloc>::stream(Device&, int, int) [with Device = serial_device, Tr = std::char_traits<char>, Alloc = std::allocator<char>]' iostream.cpp:36: instantiated from here /usr/include/boost/noncopyable.hpp:27: error: 'boost::noncopyable_::noncopyable::noncopyable(const boost::noncopyable_::noncopyable&)' is private /usr/include/boost/asio/basic_io_object.hpp:30: error: within this context /usr/include/boost/noncopyable.hpp: In copy constructor 'boost::asio::detail::reactive_descriptor_service<boost::asio::detail::epoll_reactor<false>

::implementation_type::implementation_type(const boost::asio::detail::reactive_descriptor_service<boost::asio::detail::epoll_reactor<false> ::implementation_type&)': /usr/include/boost/noncopyable.hpp:27: error: 'boost::noncopyable_::noncopyable::noncopyable(const boost::noncopyable_::noncopyable&)' is private /usr/include/boost/asio/detail/reactive_descriptor_service.hpp:47: error: within this context /usr/include/boost/asio/basic_io_object.hpp: In copy constructor 'boost::asio::basic_io_object<boost::asio::serial_port_service>::basic_io_object(const boost::asio::basic_io_object<boost::asio::serial_port_service>&)': /usr/include/boost/asio/basic_io_object.hpp:30: note: synthesized method 'boost::asio::detail::reactive_descriptor_service<boost::asio::detail::epoll_reactor<false> ::implementation_type::implementation_type(const boost::asio::detail::reactive_descriptor_service<boost::asio::detail::epoll_reactor<false> ::implementation_type&)' first required here /usr/include/boost/asio/basic_serial_port.hpp: In copy constructor 'boost::asio::basic_serial_port<boost::asio::serial_port_service>::basic_serial_port(const boost::asio::basic_serial_port<boost::asio::serial_port_service>&)': /usr/include/boost/asio/basic_serial_port.hpp:51: note: synthesized method 'boost::asio::basic_io_object<boost::asio::serial_port_service>::basic_io_object(const boost::asio::basic_io_object<boost::asio::serial_port_service>&)' first required here iostream.cpp: In copy constructor 'serial_device::serial_device(const serial_device&)': iostream.cpp:5: note: synthesized method 'boost::asio::basic_serial_port<boost::asio::serial_port_service>::basic_serial_port(const boost::asio::basic_serial_port<boost::asio::serial_port_service>&)' first required here /usr/include/boost/iostreams/stream.hpp: In constructor 'boost::iostreams::stream<Device, Tr, Alloc>::stream(Device&, int, int) [with Device = serial_device, Tr = std::char_traits<char>, Alloc = std::allocator<char>]': /usr/include/boost/iostreams/stream.hpp:129: note: synthesized method 'serial_device::serial_device(const serial_device&)' first required here make: *** [iostream] Error 1

Could anyone please explain what I'm doing wrong? Thanks, Chris -- echo mailto: NOSPAM !#$.'<*>'|sed 's. ..'|tr "<*> !#:2" org@fr33z3