Re: [boost] forwarding function problem (was Re: Ongoing review ofprintf-like formatting)

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-26 11:46:16

From: "Samuel Krempp" <krempp_at_[hidden]>
> On Fri, 2002-01-25 at 19:50, Peter Dimov wrote:
> > > What is known for sure, is that gcc and comeau both accepts the
> > > following :
> >
> > Yes, you are right. I remember this being reported as ambiguous by the
EDG
> > front end but this must have been an older version.
> >
> > In any event, the active issue still has no resolution.
> >
> > http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/cwg_active.html#214
>
> Is it safe to assume that when the issue will be closed, the
> T& / T const& overloads will be uncontestably accepted by the standard,
> or is it likely to be the opposite ?

I don't know; however, if you don't need "full forwarding" (i.e. non-const
arguments) but only have problems with function types passed by const
reference, this issue:

http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/cwg_active.html#295

will probably solve the problem.