[boost] Re: compressed_pair requirements?

From: Howard Hinnant (hinnant_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-25 11:11:24

On May 25, 2005, at 11:39 AM, David Abrahams wrote:

>
> Can arguments to compressed_pair be const-qualified?  The
> documentation only lists this restriction:
>
>   Note that compressed_pair can not be instantiated if either of the
>   template arguments is a union type, unless there is compiler support
>   for boost::is_union, or if boost::is_union is specialised for the
>   union type.
>
> I believe I am getting an error from Intel C++ when an argument to
> compressed_pair is const.  The question is whether we need a
> workaround in compressed_pair.hpp or a change to the html
> documentation.

I don't see any reason for compressed_pair to have different behavior 
than pair with respect to const (i.e. a const member must be 
initialized).

-Howard