Re: [boost] Boost Units feedback

From: Matthias Schabel (boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-09-13 15:48:50

Deane, Paul, and any others who have had the time to play with the  
mcs::units code/documentation -

In the hopes of getting some traction on a discussion of requirements  
for a boostified dimensional analysis/units library, do you have any  
comments on the interface/design/implementation/functionality. What  
features are missing that would be desirable? Are there other issues  
that should be addressed in the library. Is it worth expending the  
effort to prepare it for Boost review? Is the documentation adequate?  
What else would need to be done to get the library Boost ready (other  
then license changes)?

Any input would be welcome.

Matthias

>>>  That is, for some arbitrary value types X
>>> and Y for which (warning pseudocode ahead)
>>>
>>> Z operator+(X x,Y y)
>>>
>>> is defined
>>>
>>> quantity<Z> operator+(quantity<X> x,quantity<Y> y)
>>>
>>> will work and behave as expected...
>>
>> I need this feature!
>
> If you want to be at the bleeding edge, you can give it a try. I've
> uploaded this code as Vault/Units/mcs_units_hetero_op.zip. I think it
> should work on non-g++ compilers (but _without_ heterogenous operator
> functionality), but no guarantees. Everything except power<N> and
> root<N> seems to work for me. Try unit_example_6.cpp to get a feel
> for it...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Matthias
>
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