[zeromq-dev] [PATCH] add zmq::version to C++ API

[Martin Sustrik]

On 03/15/2011 10:39 AM, Pieter Hintjens wrote:
> Please find attached patch.

Thanks. Is there any reason why the arguments are passed by references 
rather then by pointers? It makes the fact that they are actually out 
parameters not obvious:

int major, minor, patch;
zmq::version (major, minor, patch);

vs.

int major, minor, patch;
zmq::version (&major, &minor, &patch);

Martin