Re: [boost] Re: Re: Re: Re: Optional, tie, and iterator_adaptor

2003-09-03 Thread Joel de Guzman
Andrei Alexandrescu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By the way, could optionalT use variantT, SomeInsipidType as a backend? I suggested that before. Now I think that it is not practical. It can, but it will not be optimal. I see it the other way now. I suggest that a partial specialization of

Re: [boost] Re: Re: Re: Re: Optional, tie, and iterator_adaptor

2003-09-02 Thread Brian McNamara
On Mon, Sep 01, 2003 at 09:22:01PM -0600, Dave Gomboc wrote: [Fernando Cacciola] I'm saying that the choice made by variant in this regards is to the code using get as hopeless as undefined behaviour. I don't think that preconditions (and exceptions thereof) should be used to arbitrarily

Re: [boost] Re: Re: Re: Re: Optional, tie, and iterator_adaptor

2003-09-02 Thread Joel de Guzman
Fernando Cacciola [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Point taken. There's no need to argue anymore. I guess significantly more feedback will weight the balance. Thanks for all your comments! It might look the other way around but they were very helpful. Bottom line is, and most importantly,