Re: [boost] [Iterator][MultiIndex]iterator-specificpartition_point-related functions

Subject: Re: [boost] [Iterator][MultiIndex]iterator-specificpartition_point-related functions
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-28 12:16:54

AMDG

David Abrahams wrote:
>> This may lead to ambiguities between std::lower_bound and boost::lower_bound if
>> other non-boost libraries do
>>
>> using std::lower_bound;
>> lowerbound( ... ) // unqualified, the well-intentioned implementor wants to allow ADL
>>
>> The Visual Studio 2008 std library makes such unqualified calls, so it suffers from
>> this ambiguity. 
>>     
>
> I don't see a problem.  boost::lower_bound can be implemented inside
> namespace boost::lower_bound_:: and brought out with a using declaration
> so there's no ADL conflict.
>   

Didn't we agree that that doesn't work:
http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2008/07/140502.php

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe