RE: [boost] ANN: Optimized numeric_cast<> implementation

From: Fernando Cacciola (fcacciola_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-11-16 11:19:47

----- Original Message -----
From: David Abrahams <david.abrahams_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: [boost] ANN: Optimized numeric_cast<> implementation

> I count quite a few messages about it. In any case, I looked it over in a
> little more detail and continue to like it. I would echo Darin Adler's
> remarks about keeping generally-useful facilities general. For example,
for
> suppressing warnings in generic code it might be important to avoid
> comparing an unsigned number with zero, or to perform some kind of
promotion
> in order to compare numbers of different types. I'm sure you have handled
> some of these things in your code; I'd like to see them made generally
> available.
>
>
> I do think a formal review would be appropriate at this point. Why don't
you
> request one?
>
Yes, I wil; but I will introduce the changes suggested by Darin first.
I'll post a review request as soon as it is ready.

Thanks,

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