Re: [boost] [typeof-users] Looking for a consistent scheme for adding Typeof support to Boost libraries

From: Tobias Schwinger (tschwinger_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-01-22 07:55:21

Arkadiy Vertleyb wrote:
> "Tobias Schwinger" <tschwinger_at_[hidden]> wrote
> 
> 
>>Arkadiy Vertleyb wrote:
>>
>>>"Tobias Schwinger" <tschwinger_at_[hidden]> wrote
>>>
>>>Why not?  I don't understand...  If, for example, a Spirit header includes
>>>an MPL header, the corresponding Spirit registration header would include
>>>the corresponding MPL registration header.
>>>
>>>So, if I include the Spirit registration header, I automatically get needed
>>>MPL types registered, won't I?
>>>
>>
>>Spirit and MPL are both part of Boost. I was talking about a third party library
>>in between user and Boost code.
> 
> In my above statement replace "Spirit" with "third party library".  What  is
> going to change?
> 

Spirit knows about Typeof, an arbitrary third party library might not.

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> It would be helpful to also get the opinion of other library authors that
> are planning/considering to add typeof support to their libraries.  After
> all, Boost libraries are maintained independently, and, in order to
> implement any effective policy, we need to reach a consensus.

That would be great.

Regards,

Tobias