[C++-sig] Static public variable definition not working

[David Abrahams]

"Niall Douglas" <s_sourceforge at nedprod.com> writes:

> On 10 Feb 2006 at 16:06, David Abrahams wrote:
>
>> > The offending line is in boost\libs\python\src\object\class.cpp in 
>> > BPL where class_base::setattr() calls PyObject_SetAttrString(). 
>> 
>> I object.  What evidence do you have that this line is offending?
>
> That it throws an exception surely!

That doesn't make it wrong.

>> > Is it possible that because FXGLContext has a base of FXId that the 
>> > wrapper for FXId has already set "metaClass" to its own metaClass? 
>> 
>> It is normally never a problem to call setattr to rebind an attribute
>> that already exists.  Why do you think this would make a difference?
>
> If not, then it's some other cause.

Well, please find out what's really going on before you point fingers
at my code.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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