[boost] Re: [range] patch to fix begin() and end()

From: Eric Niebler (eric_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-01-29 12:07:17

Thorsten Ottosen wrote:
> "Eric Niebler" <eric_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
> news:41FAD566.6080001_at_boost-consulting.com...
> |
> | The following trivial use of Boost.Range fails to compile:
> |
> |   #include <boost/range/begin.hpp>
> |
> |   template<class Rng>
> |   void foo(Rng const& rng)
> |   {
> |       boost::begin(rng);
> |   }
> |
> |   int main()
> |   {
> |       char* sz = "hello";
> |       foo( sz );
> |   }
> 
> Pavol recently the same problem. Our solution was to pass
> the char* arguments by value. That should be what the current CVS version
> does.
> 

Are you sure? I just sync'ed, and the string versions of begin() and 
end() still take their arguments by reference. The problem remains.

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Eric Niebler
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