libstdc++/7186: DR179 for std::deque::iterator and const_iterator

[B. Kosnik]

The following reply was made to PR libstdc++/7186; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "B. Kosnik" <bkoz@nabi.net>
To: Paolo Carlini <pcarlini@unitus.it>
Cc: bkoz@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-prs@gcc.gnu.org,
   nobody@gcc.gnu.org, paolo@gcc.gnu.org, pcarlini@unitus.it,
   gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: libstdc++/7186: DR179 for std::deque::iterator and const_iterator
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2002 10:11:17 -0700

 > >    Is there a survey of existing practice for this issue?
 > >
 > Agreed, I'm going to take care of this, surveying the existing
 > practice of 3 or 4 implementations I have access too.
 
 Great.
 
 > > Can all but the reverse_iterator bits go in now, since that will
 > > have ABI-impacting effects?
 > >
 > Well, as I mentioned in the PR, decoupling the reverse_iterator case 
 > from the "normal" iterator case seems difficult for the special 
 > std::deque::iterator and const_iterator case (it isn't for 
 > __normal_iterator, used by the other standard containers). Again, I
 > will do my best in the next weeks.
 
 Hmm. 
 
 Thanks for looking into this.
 
 -benjamin