[boost] Re: N1477 Single Pass Iterators and *r++

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-07-12 18:19:42

Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> writes:

> At 04:17 PM 7/12/2003, David Abrahams wrote:
>
>  >> A single-pass iterator is required to support r++ (inherited from the
>  >> incrementable iterator requirements), but I guess that we've
>  >> unintentionally dropped the requiremnt for *r++ of readable
>  >> single-pass iterator, by allowing incrementable iterators to return
>  >> any type convertible to const X&.  I think it should require that the
>  >> return type be X, the Assertion/Note/Precondition/Postcondition column
>  >> should be labelled "Operational Semantics" and the lower right entry
>  >> should be moved to the middle column.  The same goes for the
>  >> lower-right entry of each of the following two tables.
>  >>
>  >> I'm going to make those changes; if there are objections, please let
>  >> me know ASAP.
>  >
>  >Done.
>
> In the main CVS? iterator-categories.html is still dated several days
> ago. Or am I looking in the wrong place?

I guess so.  Why would I be editing a document in the multi_array lib?
I don't understand it, but Ron Garcia seems to have a fondness for
checking duplicates of information that is hosted elsewhere into his
library's tree.  The source for that paper is kept in
libs/iterator/docs/new-iter-concepts.rst and I keep an HTML version
up-to-date at
http://www.boost-consulting.com/writing/new-iter-concepts.html.

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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