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

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-12-18 07:46:31

From: "Aleksey Gurtovoy" <alexy_at_[hidden]>
> It's definitely innovative, and tinyness is always a plus :). Type
generator
> interface (type_list<>::type) is not ideal, though, considering that other
> compile-time sequence - namely 'type_vector' and 'value_range', don't
> need/have it.

Actually I consider this a feature. "list" is a function in Lisp, so it
should be called using the function call syntax - list<...>::type. For
example, it can now be quoted using the standard mpl quoting primitive
(mpl::quoteN<list>::type, say.)

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Peter Dimov
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