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+// Boost.Geometry Index
+// Additional tests
+
+// Copyright (c) 2011-2013 Adam Wulkiewicz, Lodz, Poland.
+
+// 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)
+
+// WARNING! This code is not fully functional!
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+
+#define BOOST_GEOMETRY_INDEX_DETAIL_EXPERIMENTAL
+#include <boost/geometry/index/rtree.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/archive/binary_oarchive.hpp>
+#include <boost/archive/binary_iarchive.hpp>
+
+#include <boost/foreach.hpp>
+
+namespace boost { namespace serialization {
+
+
+
+}} // namespace boost::serialization
+
+int main()
+{
+    namespace bg = boost::geometry;
+    namespace bgi = bg::index;
+
+    typedef bg::model::point<double, 2, bg::cs::cartesian> P;
+    typedef bg::model::box<P> B;
+    typedef bgi::rtree<B, bgi::linear<16, 4> > RT;
+    //typedef bgi::rtree<B, bgi::quadratic<8, 3> > RT;
+    //typedef bgi::rtree<B, bgi::rstar<8, 3> > RT;
+
+    RT tree;
+
+    //insert values
+    {
+        for ( double x = 0 ; x < 100 ; x += 10 )
+            for ( double y = 0 ; y < 100 ; y += 10 )
+                tree.insert(B(P(x, y), P(x+1, y+1)));
+    }
+
+    // save
+    {
+        std::ofstream ofs("filename", std::ios::binary);
+        boost::archive::binary_oarchive oa(ofs);
+        oa << tree;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}