Recommendations: asynchronous, portable file io in c++

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Recommendations: asynchronous, portable file io in c++

Hi all,

Title says it all. I'm looking for a C++, async io library that should be compatible with both unix and windows systems.

What are some good libraries?

Is this asking too much for a library that does both systems?

What are peoples' experiences with this matter?

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Try to take a look at boost::asio. I've never personally used it but I heard good things about it.

Andreas Bonini 2009-12-18 02:34:10

The OP is looking for *file* I/O, whereas Boost.Asio is primarily network oriented.

Charles Salvia 2009-12-18 02:35:37

It's possible to attach normal files to these. But I'm not sure it's very portable once you get into that and he is wanting portability

Matt H 2009-12-18 02:39:56

It also has file support. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/378515/whats-the-deal-with-boost-asio-and-file-i-o . It however appears that it's windows-only, I didn't know that (boost usually is very portable)

Andreas Bonini 2009-12-18 02:40:23

yes, i've looked at boost, it seems to separate the unix and windows code...so it *seems* like I shouldn't use boost.

jbu 2009-12-18 05:17:08

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Use boost::asio with boost::iostreams instead of asio streams. ASIO provides asynchronousness, while IOStreams provide powerful portable IO options.

Kornel Kisielewicz 2009-12-18 03:04:40

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