RE: [boost] [smart_ptr] const-correctness as function argument

From: Yitzhak Sapir (yitzhaks_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-10-02 14:29:13

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Abrahams [mailto:dave_at_[hidden]]

> 
> From: "Yitzhak Sapir" <yitzhaks_at_[hidden]>
> 
> > We have two objects that behave the same.  const auto_ptr, and const
> scoped_ptr.  Why not specialize one to handle one case people 
> use over and
> over, and the other to handle a different one?
> 
> Because you can't specialize const T?

Could you expand please? In that paragraph I don't mean specialize in the sense of
C++ partial specialization.  I mean specialize in terms of library design.  "Give this
class/template one specific role and this class/template a different specific role."  I
meant "specialize" in that sense.  If I didn't understand your question, could you
please elaborate?

> [It'd be nice if you could turn on line-wrapping in your 
> mailer, especially
> because some people like to reply immediately following quoted text,
> without a blank line to separate.]

I'll try to see if there's something like it but right now I don't see such an option.
I use Microsoft Outlook with as many as possible settings set to Plain Text
(because I need to).  At least for this mail, I tried doing this manually.  Now I
understand why all the replies to me looked funny. :-)