[boost] Re: [review] hash functions

From: Daniel James (daniel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-10 04:35:00

Peter Dimov wrote:

> Do not give much weight to the opinion of the committee, either. The 
> resolution of the hash<string> issue follows the path of the least 
> resistance.

A typical comittee then?

> Nobody uses nonstandard character traits. They are fundamentally broken 
> for a variety of reasons. Their only purpose is to generate discussions 
> such as this one. ;-)
> 
> But if this will make you feel better, define the overload as taking 
> basic_string<Ch, char_traits<Ch>, A>. Nobody will spot the difference.

Oh, people on this list will. ;)

You're probably right, and I'm sure it wouldn't be long before someone 
asked for support for that.