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Re: [C++ PATCH] covariant abi conformance
On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 17:44:20 +0000, Nathan Sidwell <nathan@codesourcery.com> wrote:
> We're talking about a (non-trivial) covariant overrider. In the vtable
> slot of the base we have to point to some alternative entry point that
> will convert the return type of the overriding function to the type the
> overridden function returns. We *must* point to a thunk, what is its
> name? In the non-covariant case I agree with you, we just point directly
> to the overriding function. In this case we can't do that.
Good point. Never mind, then.
Jason