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Re: generalized lvalues
On Wed, Nov 17, 2004 at 08:21:21PM -0800, Matt Austern wrote:
> Yep, and I'm still not arguing against removing it. I'm just asking
> for help in collecting a list of the reasons why we chose to get rid of
> it. I don't think this discussion will go away, and having that list
> will be helpful. I think a number of us will be asked: (a) why did
> this extension disappear; and (b) how should I change my code to cope
> with the disappearance. I'd like to be prepared with answers to those
> questions.
I doubt if you will get the flood of questions you anticipate, because
few people even knew that the extension was there. It is possible that
someone has a production program that is not valid C++ that will now
break, but if this happens we just tell them how to fix the program.