Re: [boost] Coding guidelines - comments

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-07-05 14:31:39

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vesa Karvonen" <vesa.karvonen_at_[hidden]>

> > * Some compilers treat the <...> code less "strictly", suppressing some
high
> > level warnings that are good to have in user code, but often superfluous
in
> > a low-level library.
>
> I'm not really convinced that this is a benefit. I really don't like the
idea
> of having some obscure bug, that would have been indicated by a warning,
> hidden in Boost because of using <...>.

I thoroughly agree. This argues pretty strongly against <...> for boost. Of
course, there are other good arguments for <...>, so by saying that, I am
not voting.

-Dave