Re: [boost] Boost.Preprocessor: A prototype pow(N,2) max direct iteration WHILE.

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-01-14 13:00:46

"Vesa Karvonen" <vesa_karvonen_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Hi,
>
> The WHILE construct currently defined in the Boost.Preprocessor
> library allows direct iteration up to BOOST_PP_LIMIT_MAG
> iterations. The limit can sometimes become a problem.

FWIW, while in my opinion this is theoretically interesting work, I
can't imagine a case where the limit might cause a problem for my
code.  In other words, the PP library works great for me, and nobody
should feel pressure to lift its arbitrary limits on my account.

Thanks for a great library!

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