Actually, I try to use template variadic functions which can contains references, pointers and/or values which must be converted to boost::function0<void>.

I tried to use forward() but I lose references with it. I tried ref() to but it make values interpreted as references (so ints are broken). So I'm looking for a magic way to use ref() only when needed by the arguments.

What do you mean by "when needed by the arguments?" How do you specify what should have ref added and what shouldn't? Well, I tried to make a template pseudo-code to determine which function it needs to use. Like this code that does not work: ///// Big code to make it working template struct SignalArgumentValueConverter { }; template<typename T> struct SignalArgumentValueConverter { static const boost::reference_wrapper<T> convert(T&& t) { return boost::ref<T>(t); } }; template<typename T> struct SignalArgumentValueConverter { static T&& convert(T&& t) { return std::forward(t); } }; template<typename T> struct SignalArgumentTypeConverter { typedef typename std::conditional::type type; static type convert(T&& t) { return SignalArgumentValueConverter::convert(std::forward(t)); } }; ////// Little code to use it // Note: current is an iterator on a std::vector< boost::function > (*current)( SignalArgumentTypeConverter<Args>::convert(boost::forward<Args>(args))... ); This code does not compile and I think that I may break its code while I made some tests. Any idea to create something lile that (or even better) ? Regards, Yannick POTIN