Re: [Boost-users] [array] VC++ 7.1 bug and a proposed fix

From: Johan Råde (rade_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-07-24 11:04:43

Peter Dimov wrote:
> John Maddock wrote:
> 
>> Boost.Array is not intended to be either copy-constructable or
>> assignable, so instantiating a function returning an array-by-value
>> *should* fail to compile.
> 
> What makes you think so?

boost::array has a templatized assignment operator,
so it is clearly intended to be assignable.

All I need is an ordinary non-templatized assignment operator as well,
and then my code compiles with VC++ 7.1.