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From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-10-01 05:36:39


From: "Terje Slettebø" <tslettebo_at_[hidden]>

> If this is the case, what about the SGI STL/STLPort extensions to STL? Is
> the clause about undefined behaviour to guard against possibly
name-clashes,
> perhaps (which SGI STL/STLPort may handle, but where an additional
library
> may not guard against)?

You have to do a little word-dance in your head and accept these libraries
as "part of the implementation", or the behavior is totally undefined.
Boost is not trying to be part of the implementation. Too much
responsibility ;-)

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