Re: [boost] [sandbox][move] Regular requirement

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-08-05 23:15:30

on Thu Jul 31 2008, "Daniel James" <daniel_james-AT-fmail.co.uk> wrote:

> 2008/7/31 Michael Marcin <mike.marcin_at_[hidden]>:
>> I'm using the current move library in the sanbox by daniel james (which I
>> believe is the 4th move emulation library I've used now). It seems to be
>> very good so far and makes writing code that handles both move and copy a
>> breeze. I hope this gets finalized and ready for review soon because a
>> consistently used move emulation library would be a great aid to writing
>> efficient libraries that work well together.
>
>
> I'm pleased (and slightly surprised) that it's already getting use. To
> give credit where it's due, most of it is based on work by Adobe and
> David Abrahams. I also took some code from the move emulation in the
> thread library and the old move library. Tracing the complete ancestry
> of the library could take a while.

Yeah, I would be very interested in seeing how those pieces go together.
By the way, I should send you some ideas I had recently about how to
move swappable but not-otherwise-move-enabled types.

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Dave Abrahams
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