Re: [boost] Local and Phoenix idiosyncrasy

Subject: Re: [boost] Local and Phoenix idiosyncrasy
From: Thomas Klimpel (Thomas.Klimpel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-11-25 15:11:30

Thomas Heller wrote:
> Can we please put an end to this insane idiosyncrasy going on here
> lately? It doesn't lead to anywhere!
> 
> Ok, we get it ... people want to write local functions in the usual
> way.
> 
> Here is what I have to propose: Why not combine Boost.Local and
> Boost.Phoenix and keep everybody happy?
> [...]
> 3) The resulting lazy function will be composable in the usual phoenix
> way and will be far more useful!

+1
for as much compatibility as reasonably possible between Boost.Local and Boost.Phoenix.
I don't know what this exactly means in detail. Perhaps the functor generated by Boost.Local must just follow the result_of protocol. However, it's probably more complicated than that.

Regards,
Thomas