Re: [boost] smart ptr changes

From: John Max Skaller (skaller_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-08-19 13:01:11

> > A specialization would be legal. However std::swap is a
> > function template and the language does not support partial
> > function template specializations.
> >
> > http://anubis.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/lwg-active.html#226
> > http://anubis.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2001/n1296.htm

        Be interesting to see the proposed syntax.
Here's mine:

        // primary template
        template<class T, class U> void f(T,U);

        // specialisation
        template<class X> template<class T=X, class U=X> void f(T,U);

There isn't any alternative to fully repeating the whole
signature. Unless I'm mistaken, this ALSO applies to 
full specialisations, which means the current syntax is
plainly wrong.

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