RE: [boost] Re: numeric_cast, VC++ 6.0, specialization.

From: Fernando Cacciola (fcacciola_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-10-31 10:52:28

----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Dimov <pdimov_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 12:38 PM
Subject: Re: [boost] Re: numeric_cast, VC++ 6.0, specialization.

> From: <helmut.zeisel_at_[hidden]>
> [SNIP]
>
> > > The best workaround is to remove BOOST_EXPLICIT_TARGET from cast.hpp
> > > altogether.
> >
> > So I should ask the author of the library (Kevlin Henney)
> > to do that?
>
> Yes, although this kind of change is better suited for a major release,
not
> 1.25.1.
>
Helmut,

Last week I presented an improved implementation of numeric_cast<>.
Though this discussion affects its interface, since you are using it, I'll
be glad if you take a look at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boost/files/improved_numeric_cast/numeric_cast
.zip

Thanks,

Fernando Cacciola
Sierra s.r.l.
fcacciola_at_[hidden]
www.gosierra.com