Re: [boost] [Random] Patch to variate_generator to fix bcc56

From: Jens Maurer (Jens.Maurer_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-29 19:59:25

This change does not preserve semantics.

Hugo Duncan wrote:
> Attatched is a patch which modifies variate_generator to use
> boost::is_integral<t>::value instead of std::numeric_limits<T>::is_integer.

numeric_limits<T> could be specialized for user-defined types (and ...::is_integer
return true), but is_integral is only ever true for built-in types.

> Borland was having problems with std::numeric_limits, causing the incorrect
> internal_engine_type to be chosen.

The current CVS already has slightly different code, could you
try this, please?

Thanks,
Jens Maurer