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set::iterator should be constant #176

@alexkaratarakis

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@alexkaratarakis

boost::container::set's iterator is a mutable iterator. This allows modification of keys, which can destroy the container's invariants, for example when using the erase-remove idiom.
This used to be a defect in std::set as well but has been fixed.
As can be seen in cppreference

iterator | Constant LegacyBidirectionalIterator
const_iterator | Constant LegacyBidirectionalIterator

and in stdlib:

      // _GLIBCXX_RESOLVE_LIB_DEFECTS
      // DR 103. set::iterator is required to be modifiable,
      // but this allows modification of keys.
      typedef typename _Rep_type::const_iterator	 iterator;
      typedef typename _Rep_type::const_iterator	 const_iterator;

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