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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: Why use C++?
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:12:51 +0100
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Brian Drummond <brian@shapes.demon.co.uk> writes:

> Incidentally, the values of "lower" and "upper" need not be determined
> until runtime. The compiler can infer the best base type from whatever
> constraints it finds on "lower" and "upper".

I don't think that can be true? OK, the range can be postponed until
runtime, but the base type of which the actual bounds are instances must
be known (talking about a compiler here, not an interpreter).