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Range Algorithms do not compile with `std::span`

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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48/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Start with the minimal example linked in the issue and reproduce the failure in boost::range::find with std::span. Trace the range iterator handling involved in that entry point; done means the shown std::span call compiles while the existing boost::span and std::ranges cases remain working.

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Description

Algorithms like find_if do not compile when used on instances of std::span. They work with boost::span.

You can try this code on https://godbolt.org/z/Mq4GhqMYn:

#include <ranges>
#include <span>

#include <boost/core/span.hpp>
#include <boost/range/algorithm/find.hpp>

constexpr int a[] { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 };
boost::span boost_span{a};
std::span std_span{a};

auto foo0() {
    return boost::range::find(boost_span, 2); // ok
}

auto foo1() {
    return boost::range::find(std_span, 2); // fails
}

auto foo2() {
    return std::ranges::find(boost_span, 2); // ok
}

auto foo3() {
    return std::ranges::find(std_span, 2); // ok
}

The error message is something like

error: no type named 'type' in 'struct boost::range_iterator<const std::span<const int, 9>, void>'

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