[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6781: Docs not clear about support of empty containers

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #6781: Docs not clear about support of empty containers
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-04-11 10:24:23

#6781: Docs not clear about support of empty containers
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 Reporter:  yves.pausch@…          |       Owner:  no-maintainer
     Type:  Tasks                  |      Status:  new          
Milestone:  Boost 1.50.0           |   Component:  preprocessor 
  Version:  Boost 1.49.0           |    Severity:  Optimization 
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 The reference docs make no statement about the validity of empty tuples or
 arrays. Only one place makes an implication: “Sequences are data
 structures that merge the properties of both lists and tuples with the
 exception that a seq cannot be empty.” - the implication being that lists
 and tuples (and thus by extension arrays) _can_ be empty.

 The docs should mention that empty tuples/arrays are not supported and
 also for what reason they are not supported.

 Due to a change of behavior along with release 1.49 as stated in #6760 I'm
 convinced a statement is overdue.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6781>
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