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Dr. Adrian Wrigley wrote:
> This means that you can't write an implementation of a template/generic
> function using a map/hash without changing some/all the implementations
> and interfaces up the instantiation tree (am I right?).

No, you are wrong. Simply write your comparison or hash function at the
point where you need it. Use the public accessors to get the data you
need to perform the operations.