[boost] Re: [Filesystem]FeatureRequest:Onemoreimplementationusing.NET

From: Pavel Chikulaev (pavel.chikulaev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-04-03 11:27:12

"Holger Grund" <yahoo_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
news:d2p46j$20q$1_at_sea.gmane.org...
> Templates are obviously a feature of the C++ compiler. VC++ 8
> (which will ship with the .NET Framework 2.0) does support
> templates. VC 7.x do that to a very limited exent only (You can
> have certain function templates with managed signatures).
I meant C++ compiler.

> No. I meant adding a .NET implementations of the operations
> of filesystem.
> E.g. implement find_first_file/next_file/close in terms of
> System::IO::Directory::GetFiles() and not touching anything
> else.
>
> This can be compiled to managed code only (as can the current
> Windows implementation). I just don't think it does buy you
> anything.
May be you right.