[optional] Feedback on the range interface for Boost.Optional

From: Andrzej Krzemienski (akrzemi1_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-09-14 11:35:50

 Hi Everyone,
I have just recorded the following message in the Mailing List.

sob., 14 wrz 2024 o 02:44 Alan de Freitas via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]>
napisał(a):

> - As people seem to imply, the WG21 issue goes way beyond the motivation
> behind the proposals or the difficulty behind the Boost review process. Not
> all Boost libraries are intended to go through WG21. Not all WG21 proposals
> would make good Boost libraries (like begin/end iterators for
> std::optional).

We are in the process of implementing the range interface for
Boost.Optional, as proposed in P3168R2
<https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2024/p3168r2.html> and
to the extent possible in C++11.

I would like to hear opinions from the people in this list, on if and why
this would be a bad idea.

Regards,
&rzej;