Re: Why is <boost::function>::_1 not in namespa ce boost?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-01-29 14:19:31

Tom Matelich <tmatelich_at_[hidden]> writes:

>> 
>> I think I agree with Markus that it is in fact broken.  It's easy to
>> imagine dependency scenarios like this:
>> 
>>     lambda <-- libA <-\
>>                        }--> App
>>     bind   <-- libB <-/
>> 
>> The guy writing App shouldn't have to be aware of the dependency
>> conflict between libA and libB.  
>
> Isn't this only a problem within translation units?  

Yes.

> I suppose lambda and bind might be included in headers from libA and
> libB into a single translation unit in App, but seems unlikely.

Seems perfectly plausible to me.  I had exactly this sort of conflict
between MPL and Bind in Boost.Python.

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