Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8617: Surprising/wrong semantics of counting_range

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #8617: Surprising/wrong semantics of counting_range
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-05-30 22:41:42

#8617: Surprising/wrong semantics of counting_range
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  Reporter:  pbazant@…          |       Owner:  neilgroves
      Type:  Bugs               |      Status:  new       
 Milestone:  To Be Determined   |   Component:  range     
   Version:  Boost 1.53.0       |    Severity:  Problem   
Resolution:                     |    Keywords:  range     
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Comment (by nathanridge):

 I confess I find it surprising that an overload of counting_range() that
 takes a range exists at all.

 I agree that constructing a counting range from the first and last values
 of a range seems arbitrary, but constructing a counting range from the
 begin and end *iterator* of a range seems pointless (how would the
 resulting range be different from the original one?).

 Neil, what use cases did you have in mind for this overload of
 counting_range()?

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/8617#comment:1>
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