Re: Fix for old style for scoping (e.g. MSVC)

From: vesa_karvonen (vesa.karvonen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-16 04:57:15

--- In boost_at_y..., Thomas Witt <witt_at_i...> wrote:
> On Tuesday 15 January 2002 19:08, you wrote:
> > From: "Thomas Witt" <witt_at_i...>
[snip]
> > - Which is the best solution in the long term:
> >   A) let unportable (in this case, relying on a particular 
compiler
> > feature/bug) code propagate
> >   B) not let unportable code propagate
[snip]
> The practical effect of your proposal would be to actually hide 
bugs.

I think you've got this backwards. The practical effect of the fix is 
to *prevent* code from relying on a particular non-standard compiler 
feature. When you are not using the fix, your code may have hidden 
bugs that surface when you start using a standard conforming compiler.

Of course, I can't force everyone to do the smart thing.