Add implicit conversion between compatible reference wrappers (refs #83)

test/Jamfile.v2

@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ compile-fail ref_rv_fail4.cpp ;
 compile-fail ref_rv_fail5.cpp ;
 compile-fail ref_implicit_fail.cpp ;
 compile-fail ref_implicit_fail2.cpp ;
+compile-fail ref_implicit_fail3.cpp ;
+compile-fail ref_implicit_fail4.cpp ;
 run ref_cv_test.cpp ;
+run ref_conversion_test.cpp ;
 
 run eif_constructors.cpp ;
 run eif_dummy_arg_disambiguation.cpp ;

test/ref_conversion_test.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+//  Implicit conversions between compatible reference wrappers
+//
+//  Copyright 2020 Peter Dimov
+//
+//  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
+
+#include <boost/ref.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+
+struct X
+{
+};
+
+struct Y: public X
+{
+};
+
+void f1( boost::reference_wrapper<X> r, Y * p )
+{
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( r.get_pointer(), p );
+}
+
+void f2( boost::reference_wrapper<int const> r, int * p )
+{
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( r.get_pointer(), p );
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    Y y;
+    f1( boost::ref(y), &y );
+
+    int i = 0;
+    f2( boost::ref(i), &i );
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}

test/ref_implicit_fail3.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//
+// Incompatible reference_wrappers must not implicitly convert to each other
+//
+// Copyright 2020 Peter Dimov
+//
+// 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
+//
+
+#include <boost/ref.hpp>
+
+struct X
+{
+};
+
+struct Y
+{
+};
+
+void f( boost::reference_wrapper<X> )
+{
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    Y y;
+    f( boost::ref(y) ); // should fail
+}

test/ref_implicit_fail4.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//
+// Incompatible reference_wrappers must not implicitly convert to each other
+//
+// Copyright 2020 Peter Dimov
+//
+// 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
+//
+
+#include <boost/ref.hpp>
+
+void f( boost::reference_wrapper< int const > )
+{
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    long y = 0;
+    f( boost::ref(y) ); // should fail
+}