Re: [boost] Proposal: force_cast<>

From: Mac Murrett (mmurrett_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-01-15 17:52:05

Darin,

On 1/15/02 5:30 PM, "Darin Adler" <darin_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On 1/15/02 2:27 PM, "Mac Murrett" <mmurrett_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 
>> I was using it to convert an UnsignedWide, which is a struct composed of two
>> uint32_ts, to a uint64_t.  This allowed for easier, more efficient math.
> 
> If you are doing this on Macintosh, is there a reason you can't use
> UnsignedWideToUInt64 from <Math64.h>?

Yes.  Although it is true that, in all likelihood, UnsignedWideToUInt64 is
MP-safe, it is not documented as such.

Mac Murrett.