[boost] Re: variant questions

From: Alexander Nasonov (alnsn-mycop_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-09-01 03:01:52

Eric Friedman wrote:
> If I understand you correctly, earlier versions of variant did precisely
> what you describe. Unfortunately, the "assumption" you make is false in
> general. See http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/boost/1311813.
> 
> Eric

Well, is_polymorphic<T> based on compiler properties beyond the standrad. 
Why not optimize variant for compilers which safely memcpy forth and back?

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