Re: [Boost-users] Serialization problem on 64-bit Windows release

Looks like a compiler bug to me. You might try the BOOST_CLASS_EXPORT method. You might try the alternative registration syntax: ar.template register_type<FloatParameter>(); ... You might ask microsoft - lol Other than that I'm not sure what to suggest. Robert Ramey Sigurd Saue wrote:

We've started to use boost serialization and I've run into problems with serialization of derived classes. The "funny" thing is that this happens only on 64-bit Windows release compiled with MS Visual 2005. The same code works fine on Linux 32/64 bit debug/release, on Windows 32-bit debug/release and on Windows 64-bit debug. But not Windows 64-bit release. We use boost version 1.33.1.

Here's the code that causes problems (Parameter is the base class, ParamCollection is a vector of Parameters):

template<class Archive> static void serialize(Archive & ar, ParamCollection & col, const unsigned int /*version*/) { ar.register_type(static_cast(NULL)); ar.register_type(static_cast(NULL)); ar.register_type(static_cast(NULL)); ar.register_type(static_cast(NULL)); ar.register_type(static_cast(NULL));

ar & boost::serialization::base_object

...

(col); }

When serializing the ParamCollection (serializing, not deserializing) an archive exception is thrown: unregistered class. I've tried to use both abstract and non-abstract base class without any success. I did some research in the boost code and found that the exception was thrown in polymorphic::save (oserializer.hpp) by the last condition (NULL == bpos_ptr).

Any clues? Is there a workaround?

Thanks, Sigurd