Re: [boost] [Typeof] Why not use decltype?

From: Doug Gregor (dgregor_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-07-27 16:45:53

On Jul 27, 2007, at 4:38 PM, Arkadiy Vertleyb wrote:
>>> Does GCC 4.3 still have typeof?
>>
>> It's still there, although I don't know how useful it is.
>
> Doesn't GCC care about backward compatibility?

Yes, but they worry a lot less about backward compatibility for GCC  
extensions, especially when those extensions are superseded by real  
language features. That said, I don't believe that anyone has  
proposed removing "typeof" from GCC.

        - Doug