[boost] Re: boost/detail/iterator.hpp update

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-08-28 14:05:19

Douglas Gregor <gregod_at_[hidden]> writes:

> On Thursday 28 August 2003 01:23 pm, David Abrahams wrote:
>> The other possible option would have been to simply not give the user
>> a readable error message.  I'm open to opinions that I chose the
>> wrong balance.
>
> So we're breaking code in order to produce a better error message? This seems 
> like the wrong trade-off to make, especially because it means it breaks code 
> when users upgrade from VC6 to VC7; but we want them to upgrade! 

Anyone got a brilliant way to cause vc7 to print the error message?

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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