Re: [boost] (list a1 a2 ... aN) proposed implementation

From: Mark Rodgers (mark.rodgers_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-12-17 10:53:55

From: "Peter Dimov" <pdimov_at_[hidden]>
>
> I'd address this kind of nonconformance by providing a macro BOOST_MPL_NIL
> that expands to the right thing.
>
> There's no need to enshrine compiler/platform-specific bugs in
> specifications.

There's no need to uglify things with macros by choosing a name that we
know in advance is going to be problematic.  null_type is now established
in the tuples libraries - why not just reuse it?

Mark