Re: [boost] Re: optional<>: size optimization

From: Joel de Guzman (djowel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-04-21 00:10:22

David B. Held wrote:
> "Fernando Cacciola" <fcacciola_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
> news:b7v4u4$8vn$1_at_main.gmane.org...
>> [...]
>> I think I like this enhanced version.
>> 'max_size_type_that_fit_in_padding'
>> must better be one of the intergral types
>> to make easy and safe to use, so I guess that
>> there might ocurr that some bits
>> are wasted anyway.
> 
> Why couldn't it be a char[]?

char[] makes sense. Add a tag_size constant int and we're
in business :-)

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