Re: [Boost-users] [array] VC++ 7.1 bug and a proposed fix

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-07-25 14:05:42

Peter Dimov wrote:
>> Likewise returning a C-array by value is not legal.
>
> Sorry.
>
> What makes you think that Boost.Array is not intended to be
> copy-constructable or assignable?

'cos I wasn't paying enough attention that's why :-)

It is assignable, just not copy-constructable (or at least not without a 
core change making arrays copy-constructable).  I wasn't expecting 
copy-construction and assignment to behave differently and it confused me. 
Happens easily :-)

John.