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From: David Abrahams (gclbb-jamboost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-06-03 11:40:04
Ali Azarbayejani <ali_at_[hidden]> writes:
> I have a question on generators having to do with the Target objects and
> graph.
>
> The documented reason why "virtual-target" exists in the first place is
> that they need to be created and possibly discarded in searching for
> transformation sequences. But do they?
>
> Doesn't the transformation search depend only upon type? IOW, can't you
> just search for the transformation sequence based on types and then use
> the transformations once to generate the Targets?
The way I'm formulating it, yes you can!
-- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com