RE: [boost] Dynamic sized bitset

From: Darryl Green (green_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-12-12 21:55:43

hey, neat, I'd use that".
Having previously written C code to do multi-channel TDM HDLC with the only
hardware support being getting buffers of raw bits in and out I would love
to see these facilities included. Of course, what I was using it for could
well be called "too esoteric".....

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cliff Green [mailto:cliffg_at_[hidden]]
> Sent: Thursday, 13 December 2001 4:10 AM
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: RE: [boost] Dynamic sized bitset
> 
> 
> Yes, as I just replied to Jeremy - I think += (and zero size 
> construction)
> would be the only essential thing missing from dyn_bitset, 
> making it a full
> replacement for vector<bool>. The other capabilities I mentioned are
> conveniences, which I think are useful enough to consider 
> adding, either as
> members or stand-alones. I'm partly fishing for "hey, neat, 
> I'd use that" or
> "nah - don't really need it, too esoteric, why don't you keep 
> that in your
> own code".
> 
> Cliff