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Subject: Re: [boost] Formal Review Request: TypeErasure (docs, Concept Maps misnamed?)
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-06-21 14:17:45


AMDG

On 06/21/2012 10:34 AM, Larry Evans wrote:
>
> The page:
> */libs/type_erasure/doc/html/boost_typeerasure/conceptdef.html
> uses the term 'primitive concept':
>
> A primitive concept must be a specialization of a class template,
> with a static member function called apply.
>
> What's the difference between a 'Concept Map' and 'primitive concept'?
> If they are the same, why not use the same term for both?
> [snip]
>

They aren't the same. A primitive
concept specified the interface and
(optionally) a default Concept Map.
A Concept Map specifies how a specific
type models the concept.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe


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