[boost] Re: once again: boost.bind namespace conflicts and howtosolvethem

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-11-29 20:35:17

Peter Dimov wrote:
> Peter Dimov wrote:
> 
>> David Abrahams wrote:
>>
>>> boost/bind.hpp
>>>
>>>   #include <boost/bind/bind.hpp>
>>>   #include <boost/bind/placeholders.hpp>
>>>   namespace { using namespace boost::bind::placeholders; }
>>
>>
>> This, of course, will still require you to use mpl::_1. I assume that
>> you intend to fix all your includes to belong to... err, point to the
>> using-directive-less version?
> 
> 
> And to expand on that, you surely realize that this won't help either, 
> because the user can #include <boost/bind.hpp> before your header and 
> reintroduce the ambiguity?

It won't prevent me from having to use qualification or local "using." 
It will help because I won't be forcing the ambiguity problem on the 
user just by dint of #including a boost header.

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Dave Abrahams
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