[boost] Re: Constrained genericity at last? (any interest in an operator traits/concept traits library?)

From: Tobias Schwinger (tschwinger_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-09-21 08:13:51

Tobias Schwinger wrote:
> Tobias Schwinger wrote:
> 
>>   class_or_union    type_category(...);
>>
>>   integral_or_enum  type_category(char);
>>   integral_or_enum  type_category(short);
>>   integral_or_enum  type_category(int);
>>   integral_or_enum  type_category(long);
>>
>>   real_number       type_category(float);
>>   real_number       type_category(double);
> 
> 
> This is still confusable by a class with implicit conversion operator.
> Using a pointer to these types instead, however, solves this problem.
> 
... and breaks coverage for enum types.

There are ways to make it work again (see previous message at another 
position of this thread).

I need some time to think about how to merge it in elegantly, though.