Re: [Boost-users] ADL comment in noncopyable

From: Thorsten Ottosen (thorsten.ottosen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-06-16 04:17:54

David Abrahams wrote:
> "Steven E. Harris" <seh_at_[hidden]> writes:

>>I read it, and it sounds sensible. How would you characterize the
>>reaction thus far?
> 
> 
> Umm, well.  Let's see.
> http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2005/n1912.pdf,
> which breaks code and doesn't really solve the problems, has been
> given floor time in the evolution working group at least three times
> now.

You mean Herb's proposal, right?

>  My proposal, which was first submitted in 2002, has never
> been given any serious consideration.

FWIW, evolution gave full support to Herb with the caveat that
the namespace() operator was also introduced to get the old behavior.

-Thorsten