Re: [boost] [swap] Renaming boost_swap_impl::swap_impl and/or its namespace?

From: Isaac Dupree (isaacdupree_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-08-15 19:38:32

David Abrahams wrote:
>> But do you have a better suggestion?  What about just renaming the
>> function to "call_swap(T&,T&)"?  Because that's what it does: it just
>> calls the most appropriate swap function.
> 
> Or, you might say that it "swaps" its arguments.  Hey, maybe we should
> call it swap(T&,T&)!

either "call_swap" or "swap" seems fine with me; I think 
call_swap specifies the purpose nicely amongst all the ways 
to call "swap".  But likely it's good enough to leave the 
rationale for having a "boost::swap" for readers to look-up 
in the Boost documentation, too.

On the possibility of calling specific overloads for 
swapping boost types directly, iff we name it "swap": is 
there any compiler where that actually makes a difference?

-Isaac