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From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-10-24 14:00:55
From: "Greg Colvin" <gcolvin_at_[hidden]>
> From: Peter Dimov <pdimov_at_[hidden]>
> > float const pi_f = math::pi;
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> I think on Noah's system this will result in the value in double const pi
> being converted, slowly, at runtime.
Once, at startup. If this is really a problem, we can (and probably should)
add pi_f (and pi_l) to math:: as well.
The question is, what is the value of providing a generic framework that can
handle types that we don't know about.
-- Peter Dimov Multi Media Ltd.
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