Re: N2691 Inconsistencies in construct_element requirements

From:
"Bo Persson" <bop@gmb.dk>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++.moderated
Date:
Tue, 8 Jul 2008 20:27:17 CST
Message-ID:
<6di56uF2np62U1@mid.individual.net>
Alberto Ganesh Barbati wrote:

Bo Persson ha scritto:

In section 20.7.9 [construct.element] the Effects clause contains
(options 2 and 3):

- if constructible_with_allocator_prefix<T,
A::inner_allocator_type, Args...> is derived
from true_type,

    alloc.construct(alloc.address(r), allocator_arg_t,
alloc.inner_allocator(), args...)

- if constructible_with_allocator_suffix<T,
A::inner_allocator_type, Args...> is derived
from true_type,

    alloc.construct(alloc.address(r), args...,
alloc.inner_allocator()) However, these
constructible_with_allocator_prefix and
constructible_with_allocator_suffix are concept maps, and not
traits derivable from true_type. This makes the section
unimplementable at present.


Concepts are not yet part of the draft, so how could there be
concept maps?


That's what I wondered too! :-)

In the latest draft,
constructible_with_allocator_(prefix|suffix) are still traits, as
it's clearly stated in 20.7/1:
  // 20.7.2, allocator-related traits
  template <class T, class Alloc> struct uses_allocator;
  template <class Alloc> struct is_scoped_allocator;
  template <class T> struct constructible_with_allocator_suffix;
  template <class T> struct constructible_with_allocator_prefix;


But

constructible_with_allocator_prefix<T, A::inner_allocator_type,
Args...>

can't easily be a specialization of that trait, as it has way too many
template parameters.

I does match a message map from the alternate proposal, but it is
still said to possibly be derived from true_type. Just doesn't make
sense!

But, yes, they will soon be replaced by concept maps as part of the
ongoing conceptualization effort of the standard library. Any
inconsistency will hopefully be resolved by that effort. We are
aware that the recent draft voted in Sophia is "work in progress"
with respect to concepts in the library, but it was important to
have all library components in the draft to reflect the current
state of evolution before starting conceptualizing everything.

For this specific issue, see also paper N2654
http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2008/n2654.pdf


Ok, so one proposal is voted into the draft, just to possibly be voted
out again at the next meeting? Very interesting.

Bo Persson

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