[boost] type_traits: type_traits_test bug?

From: John Maddock (John_Maddock_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-03-01 07:29:16

>Intel C++ uncovered the following with a warning:

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    typedef int& r_type;
    typedef const r_type cr_type;
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type_traits_test.hpp(278): warning #21: type qualifiers are meaningless in
this declaration
  typedef const r_type cr_type;
          ^
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I wonder if we've been testing the right things?

I changed it to:

    typedef int const& cr_type;

Everything seems to continue to pass.
On the other hand, the pragmas used to disable warnings with MSVC suggest
that this was intentional. Was it? A comment would be a big help, here.
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Yikes that's the wrong change, it was intentional, but as you say should be
documented - it uncovers bugs in some compilers (gcc and Borland at least).
 I'll change it back and comment it.

- John Maddock
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