Re: [boost] [smart_ptr/static_pointer_cast] Trying to make ADL useful in my boost libraries

On Jun 14, 2006, at 3:20 PM, Ion Gaztañaga wrote:

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This means that g++ doesn't do ADL for static_pointer_cast<int>. There's an issue about it by Gabriel Dos Reis:

http://www.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/WG21/docs/cwg_active.html#485

but it's still open and contains no further notes, so it isn't clear whether g++ is right or not.

Too late... I've already posted in c.s.c++ ;-) Not being an expert, I think that gcc approach is quite limiting. If gcc's approach is considered correct, I think that we would need to invent a mechanism to make pointer casts compatible with ADL.

Fwiw, my money is on gcc. It agrees with both CodeWarrior and EDG. But I'm anxiously awaiting confirmation on c.s.c++ too. :-) -Howard