Issue 1409: Specify whether monotonic_clock is a distinct type or a typedef

Title: Specify whether monotonic_clock is a distinct type or a typedef
Status: resolved
Section: [time.clock.monotonic]
Submitter: INCITS

Created on 2010-08-25.00:00:00 last changed 163 months ago

Messages

msg5225 (view)

Date: 2011-05-21.21:15:19

Proposed resolution:

This is resolved by n3191.

msg5224 (view)

Date: 2010-11-01.00:00:00

[ 2010-11-01 Daniel comments: ]

Paper n3128 addresses this issue by replacing monotonic_clock with steady_clock, which is not a typedef.

msg5143 (view)

Date: 2010-10-26.12:06:53

[ Resolution proposed in ballot comment: ]

Require that it be a distinct class type.

msg4908 (view)

Date: 2010-10-24.03:04:13

Addresses US-111

What it means for monotonic_clock to be a synonym is undefined. If it may or may not be a typedef, then certain classes of programs become unportable.

History
Date	User	Action	Args
2010-11-18 12:46:23	admin	set	status: nad editorial -> resolved
2010-11-13 13:11:26	admin	set	status: open -> nad editorial
2010-11-01 19:22:54	admin	set	messages: + msg5225
2010-11-01 19:22:54	admin	set	messages: + msg5224
2010-10-26 12:06:53	admin	set	messages: + msg5143
2010-10-24 03:04:13	admin	set	messages: + msg4908
2010-08-25 00:00:00	admin	create