[boost] Re: Name lookup and abs(rational)

From: Dave Abrahams (abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 1999-12-21 23:27:04

> Partial ordering (and partial specialisation generally) is a complete
> mystery to MSVC.  (The B&N trick does fail in some circumstances - but
> name lookup is so broken it is hard to find techniques that never fail.)

Please be explicit. What makes the B&N trick fail under MSVC?

Thanks,
Dave