Re: [boost] [random] uniform_01 not usable in backwards compatible mode

Subject: Re: [boost] [random] uniform_01 not usable in backwards compatible mode
From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-03-15 13:56:52

>> uniform_01 has a default constructor only (fine for the "new"
>> interface), but for the old interface, the base class has a single arg
>> constructor only and no default constructor.  In other words there's no
>> way to construct a uniform_01 in backwards compatibility mode (when the
>> first template arg is a distribution).
>> 
> 
> What about:
> explicit uniform_01(typename traits::rvalue_type rng);

My bad, you're quite right, apologies for the noise, John.