Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #9750: iterator_range<T> to iterator_range<T const> & implicit conversion

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #9750: iterator_range<T> to iterator_range<T const> & implicit conversion
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-03-06 22:09:31

#9750: iterator_range<T> to iterator_range<T const> & implicit conversion
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  Reporter:  psiha             |      Owner:  neilgroves
      Type:  Feature Requests  |     Status:  new
 Milestone:  To Be Determined  |  Component:  range
   Version:  Boost 1.55.0      |   Severity:  Optimization
Resolution:                    |   Keywords:
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Comment (by steven_watanabe):

 Replying to [ticket:9750 psiha]:
 > AFAICT, should be safe WRT strict-aliasing-rules...

 It is not.  An iterator_range<T> is not an iterator_range<T const> and
 cannot safely be treated as such just because they happen to have the same
 layout.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/9750#comment:1>
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