[boost] Re: new compile-time dimensional analysis and unit library

From: Russell Hind (rhind_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-11-25 04:50:18

Matthias Schabel wrote:
> 
> Agreed - anyway, if we're the only two on this list who are interested  
> in such
> a beast, which I'm starting to suspect from the general lack of other  
> comment,
> it may not be worth expending a tremendous amount of energy in  
> documentation...
> 

I'm very interested in this subject, but don't have any experience in 
implementing the topics being discussed here.  My main use would 
initally be simple:

To store units in a desired dimension (currently mm for distance etc) 
but to then have a simple way to convert these to m/um etc for display.

Other types of conversions are for frequency (e.g. Terahertz to 
wavenumber (cm-1) etc) and also for conversion from the delay of a 
light-path in mm into time (pico-seconds) etc.

Unfortunately, I am basically waiting for a library to be proposed that 
can do some/all of these things that I can start to use in our products.

But my lack of posting on the topics is due to both a lack of time to 
help and a complete inexperience with the methods being discussed here, 
but not through lack of wanting for a library of this sort (and I do 
know of others who feel the same).

Thanks

Russell