Re: [boost] [mpl]variadic template plans? (was Re: Variadic Templates Redux

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-09-30 11:35:45

Janek Kozicki <janek_listy_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Larry Evans said:     (by the date of Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:06:54 -0500)
>
>> The attached shows a variadic template version of mpl vector and
>> at_c.  Of course there would have to be begin, end, size, and
>> others, but this suggests it may be pretty easy to convert
>> mpl to use variadic templates.
>
> When boost switches to using variadic templates (which release will it
> be then?) I'm curious what happens with support of all the other
> (older) compilers?

Boost isn't going to do a wholesale *switch* until the feature is
standard C++, and then we'd have to decide we weren't supporting C++03
anymore.  I predict that is many years off.

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Dave Abrahams
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