Simplifing tuples

[Giovanni Bajo]

Matt Austern wrote:

>> I'm not sure. We could commit the generated <tuple> to CVS much like
>> we do with configure for instance, so that there is no build dependence
>> at all. The only cons I see with the generation program is that hacking
>> could get much harder, depending on how the generation program is
>> written.
> 
> I assume you're aware of the tricks that the Boost people play,
> exploiting the fact that the C preprocessor is Turing complete?

Yes, I'm actually quite fluent with the Boost PP library.

> I'm not endorsing those tricks; I find them appalling, and I'd like
> to see the preprocessor die.  

Sure, but I guess we need them until we get, eg., variadic templates.

Giovanni Bajo