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

From: Dave Abrahams (abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-01-18 20:14:47

> Dave Abrahams wrote:
> 
>> Better yet, just put the abs specialization for rational<> into the global
>> namespace.
>
> I must admit that I haven't followed all the discussion, but
> I want to say that you never put a specialization anywhere.

I misspoke. I meant the abs overload.

> A specialization is where the thing you are specializing is.

If by "where" you mean "in the same namespace as", then yes.