Re: [Boost-users] [BULK] Re: [range] From 1.33.0 gives newwarningvs 1.32

"Thorsten Ottosen" writes:

"David Abrahams" wrote in message news:uk6im9880.fsf@boost-consulting.com...

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"Thorsten Ottosen" writes:

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What's the difference in the generated object code?

Thorsten, the difference is in fragility over time with maintenance. That's why the compiler issues the warning. Any decent beginner's book on C++ will advise you to eschew all casts, and prefer the new-style ones. Do you really need to have the fundamentals of good C++ programming practice explained?

no. I always use const_cast in my own code. so that is why I believe it might be there for a reason.

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Incidentally, if you find that the proper C++ construct is "less portable. somehow." you should use BOOST_WORKAROUND to isolate the compiler for which it fails to work, if only so that the reason for the workaround is documented.

yes, in a perfect world.

?? It doesn't take much more effort than changing the code to use a C-style cast.

I can change it and then we can see if it breaks anything.

Sounds good to me. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com