Re: [boost] [poly_collection] Request for comments: fast polymorphic collections

Subject: Re: [boost] [poly_collection] Request for comments: fast polymorphic collections
From: Joaquin M López Muñoz (joaquinlopezmunoz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-11-19 04:11:22

El 18/11/2016 a las 12:02, Thorsten Ottosen escribió:
> On 16-11-2016 18:39, Joaquin M López Muñoz wrote:
>> I'm in principle somewhat reluctant to add lib-specific mechanisms for
>> generic operations such as copying (although the friend class
>> boost::poly_collection::access thing is an opt-in feature not really
>> needed for publicly copyable classes); that said, my wish is to flexible
>> with whatever reviewers mostly agree on.
>
> Yes, please consider it. Most OO-hierarchies start off with 
> prohibiting copying by inheriting from boost::noncopyable or something 
> similar. It would be a shame if such hierarchies would now be /forced/ 
> to have public copy/move operations.

Point taken.

Joaquín M López Muñoz