[boost] Re: Typeof documentation

From: Arkadiy Vertleyb (vertleyb_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-06-01 11:57:33

"Alexander Nasonov" <alnsn-boost_at_[hidden]> wrote

> Arkadiy Vertleyb <vertleyb <at> hotmail.com> writes:
>
> > OTOH, passing the parameter through something like:
> >
> > template<class T>
> > T make (const T&);
> >
> > seems to be able to convince GCC that this is indeed an expression.  So,
if
> > we define the BOOST_TYPEOF (in native mode) something like this
> > (mpl::identity insures consistency of typename usage):
> >
> > #define BOOST_TYPEOF(x) mpl::identity<__typeof__(make(x))>::type
> >
> > We should be able to achieve consistency between native and emulation
modes.
>
> Are you going to include it to the library?

I think so...  What would be the benefit of allowing a type to be passed to
typeof?  I can only see confusion, as in case with GCC.

Regards,
Arkadiy