Detachable objects in BPL

From: Phlip (pplumlee_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-02-08 23:09:04

Boosters:

Try this experiment. Take 'example1.cpp' from the (excellent) Boost Python 
Library. It's got a class called hello::world or some such. Now add to it 
this class:

        world *getAnotherWorld ()  {  return new world (1);  }

Leave aside for a moment the usual fretting about leaky interfaces, and add a 
'def' to describe that method:

        ... world.def (&hello::world::getAnotherWorld, "getAnotherWorld");

Now try to compile. The compile bombs deep in the nested templates that are 
trait-ing out the method pointer

Am I missing something? Do I have to pre-wrap that 'world' in an adapter, or 
do I add a trait for it, or what?

On a related note, because Boost documentation does not appear to have any 
class-by-class references, and if y'all are considering writing a book, might 
one suggest y'all comment all the classes, run them thru Doxygen, and publish 
that?

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