Re: [boost] Boost.Conversion review

Subject: Re: [boost] Boost.Conversion review
From: Gordon Woodhull (gordon_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-08-18 08:07:51

On Aug 16, 2011, at 7:43 PM, Vicente J. Botet Escriba wrote:

>> So, as I see it, conversions can only be defined in two situations:
>> 
>> - When writing non-library code (i.e. code that will not be combined
>> with other code over which the author has no control).
> Yes, here there is no problem as the author/organization can manage with which code is included in the executable.

Conversions could be used by header-only libraries, they just couldn't be defined by them.

So it fulfills the generic goal but it requires that the user maintain a configuration header or some such gook.