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Re: multiple inheritance abiguity


Rich Johnson <rjohnson@dogstar-interactive.com> writes:

| On Jan 19, 2006, at 9:49 AM, John Love-Jensen wrote:
| > The reason why the duplicate names cause ambiguity is based on the
| > principle
| > of least surprise.  [I'm not sure what the actual name of the
| > principle is
| > called, this is just my terminology for it.]
| 
| My frustration is that whatever ambiguity exists is _manufactured_ by
| the compiler.

The compiler implements the C++ standard requirement.  

I'm not sure vanting your frustration here will be of any help.

-- Gaby


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