[boost] Re: MSVC template weirdness, was Questions

From: Greg Colvin (gcolvin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-03-21 12:55:57

From: Gavin Collings <gcollings_at_[hidden]>
> "greg colvin" <gcolvi-_at_[hidden]> wrote: 
> original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/boost/?start=2639
> 
> > The library group was rather surprised when the core group
> > informed us that the language would not generate default
> > versions from member template versions.
> 
> So was I.  I suppose it might help sort out ambiguity in the case where
> multiple member template constructors could potentially generate a copy
> constructor, but that doesn't seem insurmountable - just use the normal
> template function selection rules and take the most specialized.  All I
> could find in D+E and C++ PL was the comment "Curiously enough, a
> template constructor is never used to generate a copy constructor". 
> What was the rationale behind this?

I don't remember.  I think it was just too late to fix it when we
realized it was true.