Proof of Concept: Binding to and extending C++ objects via a metricfuckton of templates

[downs]

retard wrote:
> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:01:34 +0100, downs wrote:
> 
>> including such gems as incorrect
>> tuple lengths, incorrect tuple slices, endless errors without line
>> numbers, spurious template instantiation errors with nonsensical
>> parameters, and at least one case where T[0] evaluated to T,
>> necessitating the workaround Tuple!(T[0])[0], it felt appropriate.
> 
> Why are these needed? Because of compiler bugs?

Apparently, in certain very specific corner cases, my version of GDC believes that when I say "T[0]", I really mean "T". In that case, "Tuple!(T[0])[0]" is like saying "really very the first element". :)