Const and Non-Const Constructors

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From: Scott Meyers
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 1996 02:38

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A few months ago there was a discussion of whether the language should be
extended so that const and non-const objects would have different
constructors, the idea being that initialization for a const object might
be different from initialization for a non-const object.  My understanding
is the committee has rejected that idea.  Could someone please post a
summary of the problems with the idea or point me to a place where I can
find them?

Thanks,

Scott
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