[boost] Re: Codewarrior Compatibility with array.hpp

From: Dave Abrahams (abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-01-18 20:36:13

> Ladies and Germs,
>  The following doesn't seem to work with the latest
> MW Codewarrior tools.....
>  Is this a known problem, unknown problem, or, am I smokin' crack?
>
> #include <boost/array.hpp>
>
> static void test_boost() {
>  static int r[] = { 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 } ;
>  cout << *(boost::begin(r)) << flush;
> }
>
> Error   : function call 'begin(int *)' does not match
> 'boost::begin(T0 &)'
> 'boost::begin(T0[{targ_expr}] &)'  // seems to me it should
> match this!!!
> CoreTest.cp line 419   cout << *(boost::begin(r)) << flush;
>
> My theory, (ahem), is this.....
> MW Codewarrior compiler is losing the 'arrayness' of 'r' as SOON as
> you pass it as a function parameter (without matching the function
> template parameters first).
>
>  Thanks ahead of time,
>   Reggie.

I think this is a CodeWarrior bug that they know about, but I'll wait for
Howard to confirm this one.