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Subject: Re: [boost] [xint] Third release is ready, requesting preliminary review
From: DE (satan66613_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-05-03 13:52:31


on 03.05.2010 at 21:39
 vicente.botet wrote :
>> If they weren't defined, could generic code work with them? The GCC
>> specialization for the int type includes all of the members, even the
>> ones that are only applicable to floating-point values, so I did too.

> How generic code could work if the returned values are not
> applicable, not significant. I would prefer a compile error than a runtime error.
> ...

std::numeric_limits comes from C++ standard
so you must consult the standard to figure out why is
std::numeric_limits designed the way it is

-- 
Pavel
P.S.
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please point it out

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