[C++-sig] Trying to clone (again), with VC8

[Paul F. Kunz]

>>>>> On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 09:02:56 -0500, David Abrahams <dave at boost-consulting.com> said:


> Well, I'm surprised it works anywhere.  method_result has an
> implicit conversion _to_ any type, and object has an implicit
> conversion _from_ any type.  If that's not ambiguous on a
> fully-conforming compiler, it might be close enough to confuse vc8.

   You suggested this code to me last year.   Any ideas on rewriting
it so it compiles with VC++ 8?