[boost] Re: [range] update on ADL hooks

From: Thorsten Ottosen (nesotto_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-30 09:05:58

"David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
news:umzslw8lo.fsf_at_boost-consulting.com...
| "Thorsten Ottosen" <nesotto_at_[hidden]> writes:
|
| > | BTW shouldn't it be
| > |
| > |      using boost::begin;
| > |      begin(r);
| >
| > yes!
| >
| > its irritating especially for boost authors because it dosn't wok
| > portable; putting the code into boost::begin()
| > solves that once and for all.
|
| What portability issue are you referring to?  On what compilers is
| there a portability problem?

borland.

| I should note that old compilers like vc6 and vc7 don't support ADL
| for regular functions (just operators), so our approach, which puts
| the code into boost::begin(), doesn't work on those compilers anyway.

no, but the library writers still needs to deal with it.

-Thorsten