[boost] Fw: MTL Version 2.1.2, VC++ and Mwerks port!

From: Greg Colvin (gcolvin_at_[hidden])
Date: 1999-10-05 02:33:25

Those struggling to port template code to a certain so-called C++ compiler
may find some useful tricks here.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jsiek_at_[hidden]>
To: <oon-list_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 12:12 AM
Subject: OON: MTL Version 2.1.2, VC++ and Mwerks port!

> 
>    Major New Release of the Matrix Template Library!
>                  Version 2.1.2-14
> 
>    Newly Supported Compilers:
>      Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
>      Metrowerks CodeWarrior Pro 5.0 (both Mac and x86)
> 
> 
> After much blood, sweat, and tears we are happy to announce the port
> of MTL to Visual C++ as well as to CodeWarrior.  The ports for both
> compilers have passed the full MTL test suite (all 354,432 tests).  We
> have also ironed out many of the smaller issues with the SGI, KCC, and
> g++ compilers (including an update for g++ 2.95). The new version
> of MTL is available for download at:
> 
> http://lsc.nd.edu/research/mtl/download.php3
> 
> Thanks to Valient Gough we have added lu_solve() and lu_inverse()
> routines to make it more convenient to use lu_factor() to solve
> systems of equations. Thanks to the rest of you for sending
> in bug reports, bug fixes, and suggestions!
> 
> We encourage MTL users who have written algorithms, data structures
> or utility functions that might be useful to others to send your code
> in. It is all about code reuse!
> 
> There has been a couple small interface changes that are listed
> on the web page under "What's New".
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> Jeremy Siek and Andrew Lumsdaine
> 
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