boost::serialization chokes on correcly formatted empty XML element

[robert.bielik@…]

boost::serialization expects empty XML elements on the format (which is the format it generates them in):

<ElementName></ElementName>

It chokes on the legally and preferred formatted XML empty element:

<ElementName/>

with a 'stream error'. This can be a problem if preprocessing is needed (before serialization to objects) with XML libraries who tend to write empty elements of the latter format.

[Robert Ramey]

boost xml serialization reads the flavor of xml it writes. It can't guarentee to process xml generated by other programs or edited xml. I might be willing to loosen up the parsing rules of someone submits a patch

[Ryan Santos]

It would be better for boost to follow that standard xml format. I am currently encountering this problem as well.

[anonymous]

Rather silly decision. This makes me regret choosing the boost for my XML requirements.

[anonymous]

I regret too. Can not use python ElementTree for preprocessing.