[C++-sig] variable # args?

[Neal Becker]

Hans Meine wrote:

> On Thursday 02 February 2006 00:34, Neal Becker wrote:
>> David Abrahams wrote:
>> > Sounds like you're looking for:
>> >
>> >   http://www.boost.org/libs/python/doc/v2/raw_function.html
>>
>> Excellent.
>>
>> Now, can this be used with make_constructor?  e.g.:
>>     .def("__init__", make_constructor(raw_function (F)))
>>
>> Doesn't seem to work:
>> /usr/include/nb/boost/python/make_constructor.hpp:230:
>> error: no matching function for call to
>> 'get_signature(boost::python::api::object&)'
> 
> No, that does not work.  (Both functions wrap a C++ function into a
> callable object, so they can't work together.)
> 
> Have a look at my "Raw constructor (i.e. combination of make_constructor
> and raw_function)" thread (I say "my .. thread" because it was mostly me
> discussing with myself ;-p) in the archives, where I finally posted a
> solution.
> 

Hey thanks!  Just what I needed.  Can we please add this to boost::python?