[boost] Re: is_base_and_derived

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-28 00:41:45

David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Brian McNamara <lorgon_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
>> IMO this isn't worth the amount of discussion it's receiving,
>> though.
>
> Probably.
>
>> Just give me a "proper" (in the sense of "subset" v "proper subset")
>> version of is_base_and_derived, as well as the current version, and
>> call them whatever you like, and I will make sure that my code using it
>> works.
>
> Do you really have a use for the "proper" version where the other one
> work just as well?  That's my problem: I've never seen the use case.
 ^--- "won't"

> Having the "proper" version just to illuminate the semantics of the
> other one seems perverse to me.

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Dave Abrahams
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