Re: [boost] phoenix::bind

Subject: Re: [boost] phoenix::bind
From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-09-30 11:54:20

on Mon Sep 29 2008, "Peter Dimov" <pdimov-AT-pdimov.com> wrote:

> Joel de Guzman:
>> Peter Dimov wrote:
> ...
>>> Is it a goal of phoenix::bind to one day replace lambda::bind and boost::bind,
>>> being a superset of both, as well of std::bind?
>>
>> lambda::bind, yes. std::bind cannot be replaced. boost::bind, too,
>> IMO cannot be replaced, not in a long time, due to, as you said
>> below, it works on more compilers.
>
> It can be replaced on the compilers on which Phoenix works. It can also conform to the
> specification of std::bind, allowing people to move code back and forth.

phoenix::bind could dispatch to the current implementation of
boost::bind for broken compilers.

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Dave Abrahams
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