Re: [boost] Preprocessor: documentation comment

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-06-13 19:02:55

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Mensonides" <pmenso57_at_[hidden]>

> To explain the documentation (which has nothing to do with me) for
> BOOST_PP_REPEAT, it means that you can use the macro BOOST_PP_REPEAT
inside
> BOOST_PP_REPEAT.  I.e. BOOST_PP_REPEAT is only a psuedo-macro that takes
no
> arguments and expands to the name of a macro that takes 3 arguments--one
of the
> three available REPEAT's.  This means:  1) BOOST_PP_REPEAT can never
expand to
> itself, 2) the user doesn't have to keep track of the dimension, 3) other
macros
> that use it automatically adjust as necessary, and 4) useful error
messages can
> be produced when there are not available dimensions.

*I* understand what it is; I'm looking out for the next guy that comes
along.

> The documentation would be clearer, if 'automatic recursion' was a link
that
> described what it is is.

Yes, that would be a big help. However, most users don't even need to know,
do they?

-Dave