Re: [boost] Using Boost.Function with functions that decay into function pointers

From: Darin Adler (darin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-09-19 12:58:32

on 9/19/01 10:58 AM, Beman Dawes at bdawes_at_[hidden] wrote:

> At 12:41 PM 9/19/2001, Darin Adler wrote:
> 
>> If we think that:
>> 
>>    template<typename T> void f(const T&);
>>    template<typename T> void f(T*) { }
>> 
>>    int main()
>>    {
>>        int x = 0;
>>        f(&x);
>>    }
>> 
>> should unambiguously use the second function template, then I think
>> someone needs to raise a new core language issue about it [...]
> 
> Would you like me to post the above (or similar) on the C++ committee's
> core mailing list to get a reading from the committee?

Seems like a good idea. Yes.

    -- Darin