Re: [boost] [smart_ptr] const-correctness as function argument

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-10-02 12:17:20

From: "Yitzhak Sapir" <yitzhaks_at_[hidden]>

> We have two objects that behave the same.  const auto_ptr, and const
scoped_ptr.  Why not specialize one to handle one case people use over and
over, and the other to handle a different one?

Because you can't specialize const T?

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