[boost] Re: Re: boost::is_empty<> for bcc

From: Aleksey Gurtovoy (agurtovoy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-07-08 17:17:35

David B. Held wrote:
> > FYI, I just started working on converting all type_traits templates to
> > MPL's metafunction model, so you can do 'is_empty<T>::type' (as well
> > as 'is_empty<T>::value', of course). I am going to check the refactoring
> > into the CVS mpl_v2 branch later today.
> 
> That's awesome!!!  I started doing something like that, but will now
> stop wasting my time.

Just remembered that I didn't post a note when I checked it in - it's there.

> 
> > [Elsewhere...]
> > It does not work with Borland. Haven't tested with anything else.
> 
> That's not awesome. :(  However, even if only the type_traits stuff works
> with bcc, I will be happy (for now).  Are there fundamental problems that
> prevent MPL from working with bcc, or did you just not want to bother
> with trying to make it work? 

More of the later :). Fernando is working on it, though.

Aleksey