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Re: Should the format used by NSArchiver be changed to XML?
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Willem Rein Oudshoorn |
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Re: Should the format used by NSArchiver be changed to XML? |
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20 Apr 2003 00:30:33 +0200 |
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Gregory Casamento <greg_casamento@yahoo.com> writes:
> I believe that we should examine what is being archived in each case. I
> don't
> think that anything gnustep "specific" is really being stored. Only enough
> information to recreate the class.
Yes, but MacOSX will most likely not know what a GS*String is.
Or any GS* class for that matter. So for this you need a higher
level mapping to the concept "string".
> True, but by how much? Would the added flexibility be worth the sacrifice?
About 10-50% slower I would guess.
But what is the added flexibility?
I think there can be added flexibility, but than you need more than
just change the "binary" output to "xml" output.
Wim Oudshoorn.