database compatibility additions for boost I/O so that records intended ...

[igv4321]

This includes a number of changes intended for storing conditions
objects serialized with boost.serialization into v1 database in case
genreflex/root I/O can not process the data structures. The idea
is to make a simple string buffer and use it for boost I/O. What
stored in the database is the blob representation of this buffer.

[cmsbuild]

A new Pull Request was created by @igv4321 for CMSSW_7_2_X.

database compatibility additions for boost I/O so that records intended ...

It involves the following packages:

CondCore/HcalPlugins
CondFormats/DataRecord
CondFormats/HcalObjects
CondTools/Hcal

@apfeiffer1, @diguida, @cerminar, @cmsbuild, @nclopezo, @rcastello, @ggovi can you please review it and eventually sign? Thanks.
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[cmsbuild]

+1
Tested at: 6ec8617
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[apfeiffer1]

+1
as discussed privately, this is a temporary solution for compatibility with CondDBv1 and will be reverted once CondDB V1 is frozen.

[diguida]

+1
@apfeiffer1 fine with me.

[cmsbuild]

This pull request is fully signed and it will be integrated in one of the next CMSSW_7_2_X IBs unless changes (tests are also fine).