Re: [boost] Macros at namespace scope: trailing semicolon?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-14 22:05:52

Dave Steffen <dgsteffen_at_[hidden]> writes:

> I presume he's proposing something that would, in either a .h or
> .cpp file, look approximately like this:
>
>
>          class MyClassDefinition {....};
> 	 void My_Function_Declaration;
>
> 	 BOOST_PARAMETER_KEYWORD( tag, name)   // #1
>
> 	 inline void My_Fn_Definition ()
>           {
>             ... many interesting statements ...
>           }

Precisely speaking, see
http://wwww.boost-consulting.com/boost/libs/parameter/test/basics.hpp
http://wwww.boost-consulting.com/boost/boost/parameter/keyword.hpp

> I agree that macros are code writers, no arguments there.
>
> I also agree that macros are not part of the C++ syntax model at all.
> No question.  

I guess it depends whether you consider the preprocessor to be part of
C++ :-)

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Dave Abrahams
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