Re: [boost] is_reference current implamentation (why so complex?)

From: Sebastian Redl (sebastian.redl_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-29 08:43:27

Dmitry Sychov wrote:

>Is it just because on some platforms sizeof(char) != 1 ?
>If yes we can change 'char' to object with size >= sizeof(T&)
>to avoid this.
>  
>
There's no such platform that conforms to the C/C++ standards. 
sizeof(char) is defined to be 1, and all other types are measured in 
terms of this. The actual size of a char is given by CHAR_BITS.

Sebastian Redl