[boost] Boost.Bimap - new name for the container?

From: Matias Capeletto (matias.capeletto_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-02-26 15:55:47

Hi all,

Thanks to John Maddok test of Boost.Bimap we discovered that some
compilers (VS7.1 for example) may have a hard time recognizing between
the "bimap" namespace and the "bimap" class if you try to compile the
following code:

using namespace boost::bimap;
using namespace boost;
typedef bimap<int, double> bm_type;

If you switch the using statements this problem is gone in VS7.1 but
persist in VS8
The following code compiles in VS7.1

using namespace boost;
using namespace boost::bimap;
typedef bimap<int, double> bm_type;

You can use the container with the full namespace path in order to
solve this problem:

using namespace boost;
using namespace boost::bimap;
typedef ::boost::bimap::bimap<int, double> bm_type;

Is this a problem that can be solved with a warning in the docs?
Do you think it may be better to rename the "bimap" class to something
else like "bidirectional_map"?

Ideas are welcome

Regards
Matias