On 12/21/2012 11:23 PM, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
But we _want_ that. The fact that inaccessible functions are even considered in overload sets is horrible. That's precisely the problem. No inaccessible functions should be in overload sets. Otherwise, simply adding a private function to a module can break code elsewhere. I don't see _any_ benefit in having inaccessible functions be in overload sets. It's leaking implementation details outside of the scope that they're in and breaking code elsewhere when changes are made. What do you think is so desirable about having inaccessible functions in overload sets?
It's that way in C++ mainly so that it doesn't make the already complex overloading system even more so. And in 25 years of working with C++, I've never seen this make anyone's list of horrible things about C++.
