Re: [boost] [Boost-users] [typeindex v3.0] Peer review begins Mon 21st ends Wed 30th

Subject: Re: [boost] [Boost-users] [typeindex v3.0] Peer review begins Mon 21st ends Wed 30th
From: Niall Douglas (s_sourceforge_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-04-23 10:35:59

On 23 Apr 2014 at 14:33, Paul A. Bristow wrote:

> > 2. What is your evaluation of the implementation?
> OK.
> 
> Though I'm not enthusiastic about the name of namespace boost::typeind:: but I
> don't have any much better ideas.  Perhaps someone else has?

To clarify the issue to everyone else, TypeIndex is in a rather 
unusual bind with regard to what namespace to use. Ideally I think 
we'd all agree that boost::type_index would be best, but then one of 
the issues raised last peer review was that there shouldn't be a 
boost::type_index type as could conflict with std::type_index, and if 
we hold that to be wise, then surely the same rationale applies for a 
boost::type_index namespace as well.

So we end up with boost::typeind, which I don't think makes anyone 
happy, but it is safe.

> IMO, the frequency of use of the namespace bti is probably so low that spelling
> it out is clearer, for example:
> 
> boost::typeind::type_id<T>().pretty_name() // human readable

Noted.

> > 8. Do you think the library should be accepted as a Boost library? 
> 
> Yes. 

Thanks Paul for the vote and quick turnaround. I was worried that the 
review announcement had got lost.

Niall

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