"Giovanni Bajo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | Gabriel Dos Reis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | | >>> IMO, if these are C++-only, it's relatively easy to deprecate these | >>> extension -- but I'd like to hear from Jason and Nathan, and also the | >>> user community before we do that. Of all the extensions we've had, this | >>> one really hasn't been that problematic. | >> | >> I would prefer them to stay. My reasons: | >> | >> 1) std::min() and std::max() are not exact replacements. For instance, | you | >> cannot do std::min(3, 4.0f) because the arguments are of different type. | > | > That is a rather weak argument. What is the type of the argument if | > it were possible? | | "float" of course, like we do for 3 + 4.0f. | | > If float, why can't you write 3f? If int, why can't | > you write 4? | | Because the example was just an example. In real code, "3" is probably a | variable of integer type, and "4.0f" is probably a variable of floating | point type.
Which we have not seen yet, for the purpose of assessing the purpoted usefulness in real codes. Arguments are easily made with xyz examples. | Going on this way, why don't we to propose to deprecate "+" in C++ because | std::plus can be used as a replacement? (1) If you think that has any useful purpose, I certainly won't stand in your way. (2) you're comparing apples-to-oranges, and you do know that. -- Gaby