Re: Bug#224945: marked as done (g++-3.3: there is a problem with sort() algorithm)

[Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com>]

> >    list<int> a;
> >    sort(a.begin(), a.end());
> > 
> > This doesn't compile, it looks like valid C++ code.
> 
> But it isn't, since a.begin() is not a random access iterator.

And if one compiles with -D_GLIBCPP_CONCEPT_CHECKS an error will be
flagged.  (Largely unreadable, as such errors tend to be, but present and
comprehendable nonetheless.)

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