Re: [boost] Math Constants Library formal review results

From: Matthew Austern (austern_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-04-25 12:27:06

Ed Brey wrote:
> 
> I feel your pain; I'd like to have the simpler interface, too.  The
> problem I see is that it is not possible for an implementer to choose a
> single best implementation for all users of the platform.

But that's always true.  There's no way to write malloc() in a way
that's best for all users of a platform; the standard defines an
interface, and implementors make whatever tradeoffs they think are 
most appropriate.

                        --Matt