[boost] Re: Fast Track Review Request: Disable unused variablewarnings.

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-11-14 08:47:53

Daniel Frey <daniel.frey_at_[hidden]> writes:

> news.gmane.org wrote:
>> I think these are more descriptive:
>>         prevent_unused_variable_warning
>>         avoid_unused_variable_warning
>
> I like those, especially the last.
>
>> Or short and sweet:
>>         use_variable
>
> No! use_variable(x) tells me that x is used for something, so I will
> wonder what that "something" is. I also like Brian's idea:
>
> boost::avoid_warning::unused_variable(x);
>
> as to me, it would make sense if we would have other stuff to put into
> boost::avoid_warning. (And maybe avoid_warning also help to avoid the
> concerns of disable_warning that Rene raised)

This feels like premature generalization to me.
I don't think we should establish a new namespace until we can
envision at least one other thing we'd really want to put there.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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