id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
3720	templated comparison operators	anonymous	Fernando Cacciola	"template<class T> inline bool operator == ( optional<T> const& x, optional<T> const& y ) ;

and all other comparison operators should be replaced by

template<class T,class Y> bool operator==(optional<T> const &,optional<Y> const &);

so optionals of different but comparable types can be compared.
"	Feature Requests	new	Boost 1.42.0	optional	Boost 1.41.0	Problem