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Date:	Sat, 02 Mar 2002 11:15:50 -0500
From:	Jason Tishler <jason AT tishler DOT net>
Subject:	Re: setup.exe rebase patch
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Rob,

On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 07:08:53AM +1100, Robert Collins wrote:
> Provide a Memento::ToString and Memento(String) or Memento::ToStream
> and Memento(io_stream &)  pair. Then the config file class becomes
> the caretaker, ensuring that the file goes to the right place, that io
> exceptions are handled etc., and the ToFoo and (Foo) pair contains the
> serialisation logic. The serialisation logic is tightly bound to the
> class content (as it has to be), but the persistence mechanism is not.

OK, the above seems like "cheating," but I can live with that. :,)

Thanks,
Jason

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