[Bug libstdc++/15910] can't compile self defined void distance(std::vector<T>, std::vector<T>)

[bangerth at dealii dot org]

------- Additional Comments From bangerth at dealii dot org  2005-08-08 13:20 -------
It serves its users by providing a reliable translator for the language 
defined by the standard. Think about the portability implications of 
compilers that willy-nilly implement some parts of the standard but not 
all, based on what they perceive as their users' best interest. 
 
If you go beyond toy projects, then best user interest will place a formally 
and well-defined, portable language over a language that always does what 
the user intuitively wants it to do. 
 
W. 

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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15910