id summary reporter owner description type status milestone component version severity resolution keywords cc 3394 boost::mpi not able to pass strings with non-char element types boost@… Douglas Gregor "The last two checkouts I installed both failed passing strings through boost::mpi communication methods when the element type was not char. The distributed hello_world.cpp shows this when the strings are changed to wide strings (attached). Making the responsible methods generic on the string's element type fixes it (patch attached). However, I assume this is supposed to be handled by boost::serialization." Bugs closed Boost 1.41.0 mpi Boost 1.40.0 Problem worksforme mpi string