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| Being a *template* metaprogramming framework, the MPL concentrates on |
| getting one thing done well and leaves most of the clearly |
| preprocessor-related tasks to the corresponding specialized |
| libraries [PRE]_, [Ve03]_. But whether we like it or not, macros play |
| an important role on today's C++ metaprogramming, and some of |
| the useful MPL-level functionality cannot be implemented |
| without leaking its preprocessor-dependent implementation |
| nature into the library's public interface. |
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| .. [PRE] Vesa Karvonen, Paul Mensonides, |
| `The Boost Preprocessor Metaprogramming library`__ |
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| __ http://www.boost.org/libs/preprocessor/doc/index.html |
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| .. [Ve03] Vesa Karvonen, `The Order Programming Language`, 2003. |
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| .. copyright:: Copyright © 2001-2009 Aleksey Gurtovoy and David Abrahams |
| Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying |
| file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) |
