Re: [boost] [Multiprecision] Does MP use references internally?

Subject: Re: [boost] [Multiprecision] Does MP use references internally?
From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-06-20 04:11:58

> Is Boost.MP giving users references-to-types instead of class types when
> requesting a numeric type?  Pointers may be objects in and of themselves,
> but references aren't; they're just aliases; trying to intentionally use
> them as first-class objects is arguably broken.

I don't see why this is a problem, but the first error is coming from:

    auto const              aa = +a, bb = +b;

Now, in Boost.Multiprecision the unary operator+ is a noop that returns a 
reference to self, could that be a cause of the issue?

John.