[boost] [serialization] No Reply?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-08 18:49:48

David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> writes:

>> Well it wasn't obvious to me.  Its still not.  It just compiled on my comeau 
>> 4.3 without error. 
>>
>> I always thought that compiler was conforming.  Oh well.
>
> On Windows?  That's normally in "microsoft bug emulation mode."  Try
> http://www.comeaucomputing.com/tryitout (I did!)
>
> I hate having to go crawling through the standard just to find this
> stuff, but for you, because I like you, kid, I make a special
> exception:
>
>   14.6.4 Dependent name resolution [temp.dep.res]
>
>     In resolving dependent names, names from the following sources are
>     considered:
>
>     — Declarations that are visible at the point of definition of the
>       template.
>
>     — Declarations from namespaces associated with the types of the
>       function arguments both from the instantiation context
>       (14.6.4.1) and from the definition context.
>
> Unless one of the arguments has boost::serialization as an associated
> namespace, only the first bullet point applies in this case.  It means
> that any overloads provided by the user after the call_serialize
> function definition has been seen will not be considered for overload
> resolution.

Have I still failed to make my point?  Did you not get this message?
How hard are you going to make me work for this one?

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com