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- From: David Byrden <Goyra@iol.ie>
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- Subject: Re: double const declarations
- Date: 28 Mar 1996 21:16:20 GMT
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- dak <pierreba@poster.cae.ca> wrote:
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- >The problem arise when T is instantiated with a Container of constants:
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- >SmartPtr<const int> a;
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- >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 ?
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- 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.
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- David
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