Re: [boost] Boost Overload Documentation

From: Michael Fawcett (michael.fawcett_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-12 12:24:08

On 10/12/07, Marco Costalba <mcostalba_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> On 10/12/07, Marco Costalba <mcostalba_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> >
> > So I would say a _possible_ policy is to not allow to register say
> >
> > set(f6);
> >
> > if is already registered a function with a "compatible" signature.
> >
>
> This is wrong.
>
> I would have said:
>
> " a _possible_ policy is that a call like
>
> f.set(f6);
>
> overwrites any exsisting function with the same signature *or with a
> compatible signature*"

Why is that better than your original wording?  Your latter
description breaks from precedence set by std::set and map.

--Michael Fawcett