On Thu, 14 Sep 2006 07:00:26 -0400, David Abrahams <dave@boost-consulting.com> wrote:
Gennaro Prota <gennaro_prota@yahoo.com> writes:
On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:00:09 +0200, Thorsten Ottosen <thorsten.ottosen@dezide.com> wrote:
What is the problem with an unnamed namespace in a header anyway? Is it illegal according to the standard?
Thorsten, this is not addressed to you, but I find shameful that so many boosters don't know this C++ 101.
Now, now, Genny. I don't recall anyone ever talking about the problem until I raised it a year or two ago.
And here's the ego I was talking about. You may feel like the first man who brought the light on all us, but that light is common advice for any comp.lang.c++.moderated regular. I guess I learned the facts from Francis Glassborow at least four years ago; and several modern books mention the problem: I'm sure about Sutter/Alexandrescu but there are others, I just don't have time to check. In any case I can't see any post in this thread which gives the correct explanation (it seems that my newsreader have missed some message though --probably one between Arkadiy's and yours). And I really want to clarify that Thorsten attitude is absolutely ok: he is asking what the problem is. What's wrong is the attitude of those who think they know the reason without realizing they do not. -- [ Gennaro Prota. C++ developer, Library designer. ] [ For Hire http://gennaro-prota.50webs.com/ ]