RE: [boost] 'function' idea

From: Aleksey Gurtovoy (agurtovoy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-11-13 04:50:22

Paul Mensonides wrote:
> This is unacceptable.  What really needs to happen, is the 
> rules regarding declaration instantiation of template class 
> members need to be merged with type-deduction failure.  I.e.
> If the result is semantically invalid, the function is removed 
> from the overload set (excepting only a few things such as 
> applying 'const' to a type that is already 'const' and possibly 
> the reference to reference issue).  Period.  This is the only 
> safe way to go, and conveniently, would allow for all sorts of 
> traits tests that currently rely on compiler extensions.

Agreed, that's basically what is wanted. The challenge is to execute
something along the lines of the Doug's plan successfully ;).

Aleksey