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On 29 May 2013 22:36, Nevin Liber <nevin@eviloverlord.com> wrote:

> On 29 May 2013 14:21, Nicol Bolas <jmckesson@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> I thought the primary argument was to be able to create a `vector` of
>> `bool`s. I don't care about "uniformity"; what I care about is making a
>> `vector` that actually contains `bool`s.
>>
>
> Then why bother spelling it "vector<bool>", if not to be used in a generic
> and uniform context?  It is unlikely the committee is willing to swap one
> specialization of vector<bool> for another.  I am well aware that there are
> other ways to hack in std::real_bool (such as by using a traits class), but
> it's still a hack.  If it is that important, propose a different class to
> do this not spelled "vector<bool>".
>
>
>
Well, I suppose it would be a different type of hack, but those who care
about having a vector of bools
could just write a bool-wrapping struct and put that into a vector.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail=
_quote">On 29 May 2013 22:36, Nevin Liber <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"=
mailto:nevin@eviloverlord.com" target=3D"_blank">nevin@eviloverlord.com</a>=
&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im">On 29 May 2013 14:21, Nico=
l Bolas <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jmckesson@gmail.com" target=
=3D"_blank">jmckesson@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div class=3D"im"><blockquote class=3D"gma=
il_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-lef=
t:1ex">

<br><div>I thought the primary argument was to be able to create a `vector`=
 of `bool`s. I don&#39;t care about &quot;uniformity&quot;; what I care abo=
ut is making a `vector` that actually contains `bool`s.<br></div></blockquo=
te>


</div><div><br>Then why bother spelling it &quot;vector&lt;bool&gt;&quot;, =
if not to be used in a generic and uniform context?=A0 It is unlikely the c=
ommittee is willing to swap one specialization of vector&lt;bool&gt; for an=
other.=A0 I am well aware that there are other ways to hack in std::real_bo=
ol (such as by using a traits class), but it&#39;s still a hack.=A0 If it i=
s that important, propose a different class to do this not spelled &quot;ve=
ctor&lt;bool&gt;&quot;.<br>


</div><div class=3D"im"><div><br><br></div></div></div></blockquote><div><b=
r></div><div>Well, I suppose it would be a different type of hack, but thos=
e who care about having a vector of bools<br></div><div>could just write a =
bool-wrapping struct and put that into a vector. <br>
</div></div><br></div></div>

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