Re: [boost] [lambda] [result_of] Lambda enhancements

Subject: Re: [boost] [lambda] [result_of] Lambda enhancements
From: Daniel Walker (daniel.j.walker_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-04-02 22:50:55

On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 9:32 PM, OvermindDL1 <overminddl1_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 2:38 PM, Daniel Walker <daniel.j.walker_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>> and http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/864
>>
>> This patch seemed to be missing, so I re-uploaded it. The patch was
>> the result of (no pun intended) some discussion. I found an e-mail
>> with an overview here http://tinyurl.com/2jgtld. To my knowledge, the
>> patch was never applied. It's been a few years, but my recollection is
>> that a rewrite of lambda was anticipated, which would address these
>> issues, and there was little demand for result_of/lambda compatibility
>> in the meantime. Also, there was no active maintainer for the lambda
>> library.
>
> Actually, Boost.Phoenix I think is what will completely replace
> Lambda, have you tried using it, does it have that same problem?

Phoenix may be used in some eventual rewrite, but that's not the
immediate issue. By the way, boost::result_of does work with lambda
functors when decltype is available. So, going forward, this will only
be an issue on legacy compilers that lack decltype.
~Daniel