[boost] Re: enabling ADL even with namespace qualification

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-07 11:01:56

Stefan Slapeta <stefan_nospam__at_[hidden]> writes:

> Daniel James wrote:
>
>> [many things]
>
>
> FYI, Thorsten checked in a test case (range/adl_conformance) to check
> ADL conformance on various compilers before he left for vacation.
>
> It's not that this testcase tells us much about the range library, but
> the results are nevertheless interesting and show that some compilers
> still have their difficulties! Among these are the (current) Microsoft
> compiler(s), but also Intel: once again the tests pass on Windows and
> fail on Linux (one should mean they have different front ends)!
>
> If there really is an intention to extend the use of ADL in the boost
> library, one perhaps should ask Microsoft to fix the issues in VC 8.

Has anyone reported the problem or even produced a simple test case?

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Dave Abrahams
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