Remove 2nd serialize/deserialize functions

include/core/utilities.h

@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ announce_string(const ConditionalOStream &pcout,
   pcout << std::string(expression.size() + 1, delimiter) << std::endl;
 }
 
-
 /**
  * @brief Serializes a table using boost serialization feature
  * the filename should contain the desired extension
@@ -311,21 +310,6 @@ serialize_table(const TableHandler &table, const std::string filename)
   oa << table;
 }
 
-/**
- * @brief Serializes a table using boost serialization feature
- * the filename should contain the desired extension (2nd constructor)
- *
- * @param table The table to be serialized
- * @param filename The file name (including the extension) to be used
- */
-inline void
-serialize_table(const ConvergenceTable &table, const std::string filename)
-{
-  std::ofstream                 ofile(filename);
-  boost::archive::text_oarchive oa(ofile, boost::archive::no_header);
-  oa << table;
-}
-
 /**
  * @brief Loads a table using boost serialization feature
  * the filename should contain the desired extension
@@ -341,22 +325,6 @@ deserialize_table(TableHandler &table, const std::string filename)
   ia >> table;
 }
 
-
-/**
- * @brief Loads a table using boost serialization feature
- * the filename should contain the desired extension (2nd constructor)
- *
- * @param table The table to be deserialized
- * @param filename The file name (including the extension) to be used
- */
-inline void
-deserialize_table(ConvergenceTable &table, const std::string filename)
-{
-  std::ifstream                 ifile(filename);
-  boost::archive::text_iarchive ia(ifile, boost::archive::no_header);
-  ia >> table;
-}
-
 /**
  * @brief  get the value of a particular parameter from the contents of the input
  * file. Return an empty string if not found. This function is used to read an