Beman Dawes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Lack of internationalization support is also a serious concern.

What would internationalization support look like on a static string?!

> There are questions that come to mind:
>
> * Can you come up with a small, workable language extension that eases
>   those problems?
>
> * Can you come up with an alternate design that gives up a tiny bit of
>   efficiency (one pointer indirection perhaps) but then allows
>   reasonable construction and internationalization?

That's potentially a huge difference.  With a truly static string you
can do computations at compile-time.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com

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