[boost] intrusive_ptr question

From: Joe Gottman (jgottman_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-05-20 18:57:23

   The intrusive_ptr contains two functions that allow comparisons between
intrusive_ptr<T> and T *.

template<class T>
  bool operator==(intrusive_ptr<T> const & a, T * b);

template<class T>
  bool operator==(T * b, intrusive_ptr<T> const & b);

and similar operator!=() functions.  I'm curious why the pointer parameters
are of type T* and not T const *.

Joe Gottman