🚀 go-pugleaf

dak <pierreba@poster.cae.ca> wrote:

>The problem arise when T is instantiated with a Container of constants:
>
>SmartPtr<const int> a;
>
>Here we have a double const which is not supported by the compiler, nor the
>standard, I believe.  Is there a fix or should we abandon all hope of using
>const returns in templates ?


     Sheer common sense tell you that we have to allow this. It can arise 
with 'volatile' as well. The Microsoft compiler gives just a warning.

                                       David




[ 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         ]
[ FAQ:      http://reality.sgi.com/employees/austern_mti/std-c++/faq.html    ]
[ Policy:   http://reality.sgi.com/employees/austern_mti/std-c++/policy.html ]
[ Comments? mailto:std-c++-request@ncar.ucar.edu                             ]