[boost] Re: Optional request: equal_pointees & less_pointees in separatefile

From: Fernando Cacciola (fcacciola_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-09-16 19:12:38

"Joe Gottman" <jgottman_at_[hidden]> escribió en el mensaje news:bk5obq$f53$1_at_sea.gmane.org...
>    I just downloaded the latest version of optional.hpp from CVS.  Would it
> be possible to put the template functions equal_pointees and less_pointees
> in a separate h file, something like boost/compare_pointees.hpp?  I would
> find both of these functions very useful when working with regular pointers
> or smart pointers, and I don't want to have to include optional.hpp just to
> get these functions.
>
>    Also, would it be possible to create classes equal_pointees_t and
> compare_pointees_t, so that these can be easily used in associative
> containers?
>
> Joe Gottman
>
Sure, if no one objets, I'll factor them out in boost/utility/compare_pointees.hpp
And I'll add the function objects too.

Fernando Cacciola