Nevin Liber <nevin_at_[hidden]> writes:

| On 16 October 2013 10:37, Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr_at_[hidden]> wrote:
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| | It would be surprising that:
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| | set<T, less<T>> works, but
| | set<T, less<>> does not.
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| Make T = std::less<std::complex<MyFloat>> and instantiate the argument :-)
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| Neither operator< nor less<complex> is defined by the standard.

Exactly! I said std::less<std::complex<MyFloat>>, which has always been
supposed to be user-provided, when defined. Since C++98. And codes
like that exist. The relation with your argument is that those C++98
codes will continue to work today with C++11, while the version with
less<void> will fail. Miresably.

Short version: the argument of the definition of less<T> vs. less<void>
isn't compelling.

Now, I've to dash to work; will your replies later.

-- Gaby