Re: [boost] [math] Numeric constants docs out of date?

Subject: Re: [boost] [math] Numeric constants docs out of date?
From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-04-08 12:08:50

> The docs for Numeric Constants seems out-of-date compared to the
> <boost/math/constants/constants.hpp> header.
>
> See 
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_49_0/libs/math/doc/sf_and_dist/html/math_toolkit/toolkit/internals1/constants.html
>
> For example, the docs list 15 constants, but the header supplies 65 or
> so constants.
>
> Beyond simply missing some functions, the description is so scanty it
> looks like it may be for a much less capable older version of the
> header.
>
> Am I missing something?

I believe you're looking at the header in Trunk, and docs in the last 
release (in which the constants were a barely documented implementation 
detail).

See 
http://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/trunk/libs/math/doc/sf_and_dist/html/math_toolkit/constants.html 
for Trunk docs.

HTH, John.