Re: [boost] Re: units library: A hash function approach type safe quantities

From: Dean Foster (foster_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-10-02 10:32:46

> But how do you handel rational powers?  I beleive it's possible with
> two of these, one for the numerator and one for the denominator, but
> then you have to worry about reducing fractions.  That could get
> messy.

Yea, I agree.  I'm not convienced rational powers are all that
important, so I generally just duck that entire issue.  The only way
of doing it that I can see would be to use sqrt(lbs) is a natural
object, then make it the unit and have lbs = (sqrt(lbs))^2.

dean