Re: [boost] Re: boost subnamespaces proposal.

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-06-29 06:07:11

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daryle Walker" <darylew_at_[hidden]>

> In the header and source files, the function/class/template names would
move
> to within the math sub-namespace (boost::math::quaternion,
> boost::math::atanh, boost::math::rational).  For stuff that moves to the
> math home, we have to make legacy considerations.  For instance, we'll
keep
> a BOOST_ROOT/boost/rational.hpp that simply points to
> BOOST_ROOT/boost/math/rational.hpp and has a "using math::rational" to
keep
> a copy of the name as "boost::rational".

It's not that simple. Using-directives don't work the way you'd expect where
lookup within a template is concerned.

-Dave