Re: [boost] Is there any interest in a casting library where you don't need to specify a type of receiver?

From: shunsuke (pstade.mb_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-28 21:13:49

Sergey Shandar wrote:
> According to the standard, the code should not work.
> 
> 14.8.2.2
> 
>     - All references in the function type of the function template to the
> corresponding template parameters are replaced by the specified template
> argument values. If a substitution in a template parameter or in the function
> type of the function template results in an invalid type, type deduction fails.
> [Note: *The equivalent substitution in exception specifications is done only
> when the function is instantiated, at which point a program is ill-formed if
> the substitution results in an invalid type.*] Type deduction may fail for the
> following reasons:
> 
> However, it works on GCC. So, the workaround uses just another bug in 
> GCC :-)

I too found that clause yesterday!
http://tinyurl.com/22b4b7

Anyway your workaround is great. :-)

Regards,

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Shunsuke Sogame