interop with Boost.TypeErasure - #86

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BOOST_OPENMETHOD_DETAIL_HAS_STATIC_FN
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inter-operate with 'any'
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inter-operate with 'any'
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support std::any by mutable and xvalue reference

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support boost::any

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type_vptr -> vptr
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dynamic_vptr -> vptr
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add virtual_any

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probe virtual_traits::vptr with the argument type, not type_id

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any traits: pass the any through to catch-all overriders

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use_*_any_types: do not register a trailing registry as a class

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support boost::type_erasure (#21)

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fix infinite recursion in virtual_any's vptr friend on MSVC

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doc: an Interoperation page, and reference examples for the `any`s

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alias use_std_any_types and use_boost_any_types

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support catch-all overriders on plain `any` virtual parameters

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doc: lead the Interoperation page with `virtual_`, not `virtual_any`

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test: make the virtual_any-by-value compile-fail test actually fail on MSVC

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doc: fix the broken `any` header links on the Headers page

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doc: narrow the Interoperation page to `any`

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doc: an Interoperation with Boost.TypeErasure page, and reference examples

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doc: fix the broken type_erasure header link on the Headers page

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doc: document `vptr` in VirtualTraits and VptrFn

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doc: make the `any` header links follow the deployment too

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doc: inline the final_virtual_ptr example instead of linking to it

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doc: hide the deleted `final_virtual_ptr` overloads from the reference

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add the openmethod_vptr concept (#21)

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doc: hide the deleted final_virtual_ptr overloads from the reference

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doc: tighten the boost_type_erasure entry on the Headers page

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reject virtual_ptr over classes with a boost_openmethod_vptr overload

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doc: openmethod_vptr anys are not wrapped in virtual_any

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doc: fix the plural any's rendering with literal backslashes and backticks

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doc: trim the any-interop entries on the Headers page

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doc: trim the type_erasure entry on the Headers page to match

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doc: give the example Dog a ctor so make_any_virtual forwards its arguments

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add a make_any_virtual overload that deduces the type of the value

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Revert the value-deducing make_any_virtual overload and the example ctor

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remove the make_*_virtual factories

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add virtual_any_ref, a non-owning counterpart of virtual_any

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doc: stop advertising virtual_any for type_erasure anys

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test: exercise virtual_any_ref with boost::any

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doc: point the `any` header links at GitHub too

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doc: point the type_erasure header link at GitHub too

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fix MSVC: constrain the type_erasure boost_openmethod_vptr friend

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test: make the type_erasure by-value guard fire on every compiler

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ci: split the macOS 10.15 Drone stages by C++ standard

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doc, test: cover virtual_any with type_erasure::any

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doc: give the acknowledgment its own section on both interop pages

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doc: credit the interop design in the headers, matching the pages

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doc: touch up `any` doc
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doc: add the virtual_traits::vptr step to the dispatch lists

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doc: fix an article

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doc: more `any` touch-up
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doc: drop "borrow" from the type_erasure interop prose

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require std_rtti in the any interop

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require std_rtti in the type_erasure interop

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doc: state the any interop's rtti requirement as what, not how

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doc, test: openmethod_vptr lifts the std_rtti requirement

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any: document IsVirtualAny, and test that it rejects a handle

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doc: clarify virtual_any_ref comparison to Boost.TypeErasure any

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CI: depend on Boost.TypeErasure's headers, not its compiled library

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CMake: consume Boost.TypeErasure's headers without linking it

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CI: pin the Boost.TypeErasure dependency to its shared flavor

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CI: stop naming the Boost.TypeErasure target at all; fix the CMake regression

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any: remove virtual_any_ptr

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any: register contained types automatically

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type_erasure: register bound types automatically

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any: dispatch virtual_any through virtual_traits::vptr

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type_erasure: test openmethod_vptr with indirect vptrs

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type_erasure: say what openmethod_vptr actually costs

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CLAUDE.md: Intel-syntax disassembly, and the adoc table mechanism

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