Re: [boost] [format] Any interest in decoupling it from std::basic_string?

Subject: Re: [boost] [format] Any interest in decoupling it from std::basic_string?
From: Olaf van der Spek (ml_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-07-02 10:20:28

On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 1:59 PM, news.gmane.org
<lukester_null_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> I've not looked at whether something such as templatizing the str()
> method on the string implementation is possible, as either of the above
> is sufficient for my own purposes and trivial which I suspect a
> templatized str() wouldn't be...
>
> Anyway, if there's any interest I can post a patch for either or both
> and if not continue using the first method (simpler diff from the original)!

What's the concrete advantage?

OT: I would like to see a way to avoid the ( ).str() bits.

Olaf