Re: [boost] Please don't define a fake "operator <" just forordered containers

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-07-11 15:21:42

Sean Parent wrote:
> A quick follow up after discussing this some with Alex, he agrees
> with my points but also noticed a discrepancy.
> 
> Item 5 is striving to establish the relationship between the
> algebraic operators and operator <. We would also like the following
> to hold:
> 
> a < b => a + c < b + c
> 
> A lexicographical compare for std::complex would violate this.

Would it?