[C++-sig] Re: Re: Re: sub module support in V2

[Dave Hawkes]

"David Abrahams" <david.abrahams at rcn.com> wrote in message
news:004f01c2119d$e4c9e710$6501a8c0 at boostconsulting.com...
>
> From: "Dave Hawkes" <daveh at cadlink.com>
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> > ie
> >
> >     class_(class_<...>& c);
> >
> > Of course this will look like a duck, walk like a duck and bark like a
> > dog...
>
> Why?
> It doesn't match the regular copy-constructor, if that's what you're
> worried about.
>
> > This probably means putting in some superfluous argument so it doesn't
> look
> > like a copy constrctor.
>
> Are you just concerned that people will be confused?

Primarily, yes, as it superficially looks like it could be used to copy
class_ instances, but that is not its function.

Dave Hawkes