Re: [boost] Re: FC++ Formal review is now in progress (2/13-2/23)

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-02-20 07:57:53

David Abrahams wrote:
> Brian McNamara <lorgon_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
>> One other quick note: throughout this message, I am abusing
>> terminology, and use "by value" to mean either by-value or by-const-&
>
> Unfortunately, at least until 8.5.3/5 is reworded, those are not
> equivalent for some types :(
>
> See std::auto_ptr.
>
> Yeah, I know, types like that are anathema in FP ;-)
> Still, they exist in the real world of C++.

Pass by value and pass by const reference have different semantics for
std::auto_ptr regardless of 8.5.3/5.