[boost] Re: question on static data members of class templates

From: Gennaro Prota (gennaro_prota_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-09-18 06:04:28

On Wed, 18 Sep 2002 09:58:17 +0100, Anthony Williams
<anthwil_at_[hidden]> wrote:

>Markus Schöpflin writes:
> > Aha, thanks. But does the word "may" in 14.5.1.3 refer to the definition
> > of the static data member or does it refer to where the definition is
> > allowed to live?
> > 
> > In other words, do I _have_ to provide a definition or is the definition
> > itself optional?
>
>You have to provide the definition (though there are moves to make it optional
>where the initializer is provided in-class)

Uh? Moves?? This is exactly what DR 48 is for. The resolution is part
of the TC1 and without that not even our BOOST_STATIC_CONSTANT would
be correct.

Genny.