bind/mem_fn problem

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-11-13 03:26:40

The following short program doesn't compile:

#include <boost/bind.hpp>
struct X
{
    int f(const char*);
};
X x;
int y = boost::bind(&X::f, &x, _1)("hello"); // OK
int z = boost::bind(&X::f, _1, "hello")(&x); // not OK

Shouldn't it work?

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