RE: [boost] Standardization of Boost libraries

From: Paul A. Bristow (boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-03-08 06:34:31

Although we haven't made much progress, I think the question of providing
more and better packaged math functions and constants should be discussed.
I am unconvinced that importing trios of functions from C99 sinF, sin, sinL
... is the best way to go (though it may be better than nothing for a
start).

The IEEE 754 FP recommended functions should also be standardised, but
perhaps not just by using C99?

Paul

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Beman Dawes [mailto:bdawes_at_[hidden]]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 1:17 AM
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: [boost] Standardization of Boost libraries
>
>
> Ouch!  This just arrived from Clark Nelson:
>
>  >This is your reminder that the deadline for the pre-Curaçao mailing is
> one
>  >week from today, 2002-03-12. Acceptable document formats include plain
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> That means it is time to think again about what additional Boost
> libraries
> should be submitted to the committee for possible inclusion in
> the upcoming
> TR. (Because they will be presented but not voted on, we don't actually
> have to have stuff ready in a week.  But the notice is a wake up call to
> start getting ready for April's committee meeting.)
>
> The following Boost libraries are already on the committee's
> proposal list:
>
> 1) Header <cstdint>.  (Tabled pending more comprehensive proposal
> from Bill
> Plauger.)
> 2) Type Traits.
> 3) Regular Expressions.
> 4) Smart Pointers.
> 5) Random Numbers.
> 6) Rational Numbers.
> 7) Threads.
>
> How about suggestions for perhaps six more Boost libraries to add to the
> list?  Which of the remaining libraries are most "widely useful" for
> example?
>
> --Beman
>
> PS:  I'll be out of email contact until Sunday, so won't respond to
> suggestions until next week.
>
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