I'm trying to synthesize a function type G from another function type F with some changes on return and arg types. What I need to remain constant, are all these additional properties that are returned by components<F>::tag. I want them all as a bunch, don't really fancy querying them all one by one, they sorta look contradictive or at least redundant. The simple approach of passing the same tag to the function_type does not make a change - it leads to the same result as if null_tag were passed. How do you generate a function type with the same properties as the given one? Sample code: //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- typedef int (__stdcall * pfn1)(char); typedef int ( * pfn2)(char); typedef remove_pointer<pfn1>::type fn1; typedef ft::components<fn1> comps1; // generate type hopefully like pfn1 typedef ft::function_pointer >::type pfn_gen1; BOOST_MPL_ASSERT((is_same)); // this one passes, should fail, though BOOST_MPL_ASSERT((is_same)); // I wish, but fails //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/-boost-users--function_types--Function-synthesis-and-p... Sent from the Boost - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.