Re: [boost] Generating unique identifiers at compile-time

From: Kevin Sopp (baraclese_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-12-04 13:11:44

On 12/4/07, Mathias Gaunard <mathias.gaunard_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> I had another crazy idea: exploit the fact that date and time are
> separate to map the rather limited (compared to full time) range of
> possibilities.
>
> then use struct<__DATE__>.
>
> However it seems C++ doesn't allow this either?

That's because you cannot instantiate a class template with a string in C++.