Re: [boost] Boost.Preprocessor - High-Precision Arithmetic Query

From: Paul Mensonides (pmenso57_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-10-19 14:42:22

----- Original Message -----
From: "Victor A. Wagner, Jr." <vawjr_at_[hidden]>

> >1. AFAIK, what you are saying is implementation defined
> >2. There's a reason why modulo is not an option (sloooow, if I'm not
mistaken)
>
> if it's so sloooooow, why do all the 2's complement computers do it by
default?

I think Joel's talking about the amount of computation that the preprocessor
would have to do *manually* in order to make that calculation.  On EDG that
would be "slooooooooow" (notice that I followed the trend here).

Paul Mensonides