Re: [boost] Re: compile time asserts [preconditions]

From: Beman Dawes (beman_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-08-01 13:29:16

Steve Cleary wrote:

 > ...
 >
 >typedef's are declarations (and not definitions), and therefore *should*
 >work on conforming compilers (too bad we don't have one of those! :).

I didn't mean to raise a false issue.  While there were problems with some 
past usages, the typedef usage in the code John posted works for at least 
the Borland/Metrowerks/Microsoft compilers, and may well work with other 
current compilers, too.  So maybe we ought to just go with the typedef.

 >  ...
 >
 >OTOH, we would still have to keep the "make up your own file namespace 
when
 >using at namespace scope" thing (which I'm not really fond of).

Agreed.  The fewer special cases the user must be aware of, the better.

--Beman