Re: [boost] Dependency report

Subject: Re: [boost] Dependency report
From: Michel Morin (mimomorin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-07-18 00:44:51

Andrey Semashev wrote:
> Strictly speaking, boost::next/prior is not tied to iterators; it is
> compatible with any type that has the necessary operators (e.g. integers).

Is it possible to deprecate the use of boost::next/prior for non-iterator types?
For non-iterator types, boost::next requires op+ or op+= (and similarly
boost::prior requires op- or op-=).
I think we can just use op+, unless the type has op+= but not op+.

Regards,
Michel