comp.lang.c++

matt.elkins@gmail.com wrote:
> [..problem arising auto_ptr's not overloading operator->* ..]
> This long-winded preamble (apologies) brings me to my
> question: was this overload intentionally left out of std::auto_ptr,
> or is it an oversight (or is it actually in there and just an
> oversight in the implementation)? If intentional, what was the
> rationale? If not intentional, what the odds we will see it in the
> next Standard?

The correct place to ask those questions would be 'comp.std.c++'
where they discuss the standardisation process, rationales, what
goes into the next one, etc.

AFAIK, auto_ptr (and its variations) provides no overload for ->*
(as per the Standard).

V
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