Re: Unlimited integer

From: helmut.zeisel_at_[hidden]
Date: 2001-06-22 12:34:18

--- In boost_at_y..., "Fernando Cacciola" <fcacciola_at_g...> wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Peter Dimov <pdimov_at_m...>
> To: <boost_at_y...>
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2001 8:25 AM
> Subject: Re: [boost] Re: Unlimited integer
> 
> 
> > From: <helmut.zeisel_at_a...>
> >
> > > Would a C++ wrapper for GMP be a useful contribution to boost?
> >
> > One possible approach is to provide a C++ _interface_ that is not
> dependent
> > on the wrapped library, if any, and a reference implementation
that may
> use
> > GMP as a backend.
> >
> This is certainly a very good thing and is actually Helmut
intentions, as he
> explained.
> 

Yes

> 
> Ideally, the user should be able to plug-in his favorite kernel
which just a
> small config header tune up.
> 

Yes.
Ideally just by replacing
"using boost::integer" by "using gmp::integer"
or something equivalent.

Helmut