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From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-08 09:02:23


"Thorsten Ottosen" <nesotto_at_[hidden]> writes:

> "David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
> news:uis42sxdl.fsf_at_boost-consulting.com...
> | "Thorsten Ottosen" <nesotto_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
> | > Can you confirm that this would remove the present problems with gcc?
> |
> | I seriously doubt it. The problem is that GCC looks up all names the
> | same way, even if they're not functions. The only cure is for clients
> | to isolate types from one another in separate sub-namespaces, and
>
> but we will have boost::end() and boost::mpl::end<>. Shouldn't that be enough?
>
> The problem before was unqualified calls to end() as I understood it. That
> will not
> be needed for ADL to kick in anymore.

Weren't you going to have boost::end() find the user's end via ADL?

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