std::equal_to modified to dereference pointers N times before comparing

deref_equal_to.h

// Similar to std::equal_to but dereferences pointers `derefs` times before comparing
template<class T, const int derefs>
struct deref_equal_to
{
    constexpr bool operator()(const T& lhs, const T& rhs) const
    {
        static_assert(derefs >= 0);
        if constexpr (derefs >= 1)
        {
            static_assert(std::is_pointer_v<T>);
            return deref_equal_to<std::remove_pointer_t<T>, derefs - 1>()(*lhs, *rhs);
        }
        else
        {
            return std::equal_to<T>()(lhs, rhs);
        }
    }
};