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+/////////1/////////2/////////3/////////4/////////5/////////6/////////7/////////8
+// archive_exception.cpp:
+
+// (C) Copyright 2009 Robert Ramey - http://www.rrsd.com . 
+// Use, modification and distribution is subject to the Boost Software
+// License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+//  See http://www.boost.org for updates, documentation, and revision history.
+
+#if (defined _MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER == 1200)
+#  pragma warning (disable : 4786) // too long name, harmless warning
+#endif
+
+#include <exception>
+#include <string>
+#include <cstring>
+
+#define BOOST_ARCHIVE_SOURCE
+#include <boost/serialization/config.hpp>
+#include <boost/archive/archive_exception.hpp>
+
+namespace boost {
+namespace archive {
+
+BOOST_ARCHIVE_DECL
+unsigned int
+archive_exception::append(unsigned int l, const char * a){
+    while(l < (sizeof(m_buffer) - 1)){
+        char c = *a++;
+        if('\0' == c)
+            break;
+        m_buffer[l++] = c;
+    }
+    m_buffer[l] = '\0';
+    return l;
+}
+
+BOOST_ARCHIVE_DECL
+archive_exception::archive_exception(
+    exception_code c, 
+    const char * e1,
+    const char * e2
+) BOOST_NOEXCEPT :
+    code(c)
+{
+    unsigned int length = 0;
+    switch(code){
+    case no_exception:
+        length = append(length, "uninitialized exception");
+        break;
+    case unregistered_class:
+        length = append(length, "unregistered class");
+        if(NULL != e1){
+            length = append(length, " - ");
+            length = append(length, e1);
+        }    
+        break;
+    case invalid_signature:
+        length = append(length, "invalid signature");
+        break;
+    case unsupported_version:
+        length = append(length, "unsupported version");
+        break;
+    case pointer_conflict:
+        length = append(length, "pointer conflict");
+        break;
+    case incompatible_native_format:
+        length = append(length, "incompatible native format");
+        if(NULL != e1){
+            length = append(length, " - ");
+            length = append(length, e1);
+        }    
+        break;
+    case array_size_too_short:
+        length = append(length, "array size too short");
+        break;
+    case input_stream_error:
+        length = append(length, "input stream error");
+        if(NULL != e1){
+            length = append(length, "-");
+            length = append(length, e1);
+        }
+        if(NULL != e2){
+            length = append(length, "-");
+            length = append(length, e2);
+        }
+        break;
+    case invalid_class_name:
+        length = append(length, "class name too long");
+        break;
+    case unregistered_cast:
+        length = append(length, "unregistered void cast ");
+        length = append(length, (NULL != e1) ? e1 : "?");
+        length = append(length, "<-");
+        length = append(length, (NULL != e2) ? e2 : "?");
+        break;
+    case unsupported_class_version:
+        length = append(length, "class version ");
+        length = append(length, (NULL != e1) ? e1 : "<unknown class>");
+        break;
+    case other_exception:
+        // if get here - it indicates a derived exception 
+        // was sliced by passing by value in catch
+        length = append(length, "unknown derived exception");
+        break;
+    case multiple_code_instantiation:
+        length = append(length, "code instantiated in more than one module");
+        if(NULL != e1){
+            length = append(length, " - ");
+            length = append(length, e1);
+        }    
+        break;
+    case output_stream_error:
+        length = append(length, "output stream error");
+        if(NULL != e1){
+            length = append(length, "-");
+            length = append(length, e1);
+        }
+        if(NULL != e2){
+            length = append(length, "-");
+            length = append(length, e2);
+        }
+        break;
+    default:
+        BOOST_ASSERT(false);
+        length = append(length, "programming error");
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+BOOST_ARCHIVE_DECL
+archive_exception::archive_exception(archive_exception const & oth) BOOST_NOEXCEPT :
+	std::exception(oth),
+	code(oth.code)
+{
+	std::memcpy(m_buffer,oth.m_buffer,sizeof m_buffer);
+}
+
+BOOST_ARCHIVE_DECL
+archive_exception::~archive_exception() BOOST_NOEXCEPT_OR_NOTHROW {}
+
+BOOST_ARCHIVE_DECL const char *
+archive_exception::what() const BOOST_NOEXCEPT_OR_NOTHROW {
+    return m_buffer;
+}
+
+BOOST_ARCHIVE_DECL
+archive_exception::archive_exception() BOOST_NOEXCEPT :
+    code(no_exception)
+{}
+
+} // archive
+} // boost