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Re: ambiguous overload ?

To: Zhang Wei Feng <weifeng dot zhang at alcatel dot be>
Subject: Re: ambiguous overload ?
From: Neil Booth <NeilB at earthling dot net>
Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 22:52:57 +0900
Cc: sidster <patrick at mail dot boxsoft dot com>, "gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org" <gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org>
References: <3962FD7D.8FADE7E4@alcatel.be> <20000705025155.D3936@3eye.boxsoft.com> <39630D78.E9E018F6@alcatel.be>

Zhang Wei Feng wrote:-

> of the function, but my question is
> 
> "Is that really difficult for normal functions( non-member functions) to differentiate
> them by applying something like "const" " ?

I'm no expert, but I don't think the question is one of difficulty for
the compiler, but one of what is unambiguous in all cases (which can
get really hairy) and what promotes the coding style that Bjarne
wanted to promote at the time?

Neil.

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