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Subject: Re: [boost] [qvm] deduce_xx traits wouldn't introduce ODR issues.
From: Peter Dimov (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-12-29 12:52:33


Rob Stewart wrote:
> Are you being purposely obtuse? If two separate libraries use one each of
> the specializations, and some new application has need to use both
> libraries, there will be an ODR violation, most likely without the
> knowledge of the programmer combining the two libraries. The "validity" of
> the reason stems from the need to use the two libraries, not from their
> specializing, or not, the QVM traits.

No, he isn't being obtuse. It is not right for library X to override the
return type of X::m * Y::m to be X::m instead of the default, precisely
because if we assume that it has this right, the symmetric right of Y to
override the same to be Y::m creates a conflict.


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