Re: [Boost-users] metaprogramming help

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] metaprogramming help
From: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-12-14 16:12:28

At Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:21:49 +0100,
Sebastian Redl wrote:
> 
> On 14.12.2010 11:17, Dave Abrahams wrote:
> > At Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:44:12 +0100,
> > Sebastian Redl wrote:
> >> 5.2.10p7 in the current draft defines the semantics of
> >> reinterpret_cast between standard-layout types via this double
> >> static_cast, so there is no difference.
> > That's an draft for C++0x.  I assume the OP wants the code to work
> > under C++03.
> >
> I'd be very surprised if you could show me a compiler that differs in
> this behavior. I'd be even more surprised if any compiler would now
> change behavior *away* from what is coming for C++0x.

That may not be the only thing that matters.  Perhaps he has program
analysis tools like a lint that would detect the issue.

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Dave Abrahams
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