Re: [boost] Re: is_convertible: bug or missing feature?

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-05-10 03:23:39

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gennadiy Rozental" <rogeeff_at_[hidden]>

> "David Abrahams" <david.abrahams_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
> news:061b01c1f7cf$080dfd30
> 
> > Why?
> 
> Because following causing compoilation error:
>    A<B> ab;
>    A<C> ac;
> 
>     ac = ab;
> 
> In other words ab is NOT convertible to ac.

You're testing assignability, which is a different question. Try:

void f(A<B>);
int main()
{
    f(A<C>());
}

-Dave