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From: Maciej Sobczak <see.my.homepage@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: An Ada Advice Inquiry
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On 7 Maj, 09:07, Martin Krischik <krisc...@users.sourceforge.net>
wrote:

> > I really don't remember when was the last time I cared about low-level
> > concerns in C++. Unless I had to (that is, it was actually the goal),
> > but then nothing was obstructing my goals neither.
>
> I remember that last time very vividly - when the C++ compiler I was
> using thought that an int& and a unsigned& could be converted freely
> using a temporary on the stack.

This is forbidden by the standard (non-const refs cannot be bound to
temporaries).

I have just checked with quite an old compiler. It complained about
impossible conversion.
What crap you were using? MSVC++6.0, probably?

I believe you entirely that you had this problem - but today, at least
three generations of compilers later, it's hardly a convincing
argument.

Note that we are talking about starting a *new project*. New projects
have the beautiful property of not being bound to legacy toolsets and
today you can get essentially free C++ compilers that from the
practical point of view are 100% standard compliant.
If the project is really starting afresh, then there are even more
reasons not to dismiss C++ on the basis of some bad experiences you
had with the stone age compilers.

--
Maciej Sobczak
http://www.msobczak.com/