From -7282547825113024591 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,ab08a3e89d74b8d7 X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-16 12:19:00 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!kibo.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!mail2news.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Garry Lancaster" Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ Subject: Re: Core Language Active Issue #329 Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 19:18:03 GMT Organization: ntlworld News Service Approved: Fergus Henderson , moderator of comp.std.c++ Message-ID: References: <3CD19D55.1050804@mail.com> <3CD6A00D.2080502@mail.com> <3CD99A77.2040301@mail.com> <3CE005FD.6070400@mail.com> <3CE2C734.4030703@mail.com> X-Trace: mail2news.demon.co.uk 1021576692 mail2news:28068 mail2news mail2news.demon.co.uk X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net X-Mail2News-Path: news.demon.net!mulga.cs.mu.oz.au X-Authentication-Warning: mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU: fjh set sender to devnull@stump.algebra.com using -f X-Robomod: STUMP, ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 10:13:27 BST Lines: 37 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.std.c++:11305 Hyman Rosen: > Lack of correct implementations has > no relevance as to whether something should be changed, > unless perhaps a correct implementation was impossible, > which certainly is not the case here. On the contrary, since the current standard-mandated behaviour is scarce in reality, this gives a lot more freedom to change the standard without affecting real existing code. > g++ 3.0.3 uses operator==(x,x) when the call to f is > uncommented. What about when the f call is commented? If it was then using operator(int, int) we can add it to the list of compilers that don't follow the current rules. Incidentally, the #329 defect report was submitted by John Spicer of the Edison Design Group (EDG). According to him, the EDG compiler front-end actually implements the behaviour as specified in the standard, which makes it a rare beast, but even so, he is actually advocating the change. Kind regards Garry Lancaster Codemill Ltd Visit our web site at http://www.codemill.net --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://www.jamesd.demon.co.uk/csc/faq.html ]