Re: [boost] FC++ Formal review half way over today (ends 2/23)

From: Brian McNamara (lorgon_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-02-19 22:40:09

On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 04:59:07PM -0800, Paul Mensonides wrote:
> Brian wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 11:04:16PM +0800, Joel de Guzman wrote:
> > > Why hard-code the limit?  I used to hate the preprocessor, but now,
> > > I always use boost.preprocessor to generate redundant code, hence,
> > > not having a hard coded arity limit.  Is there a technical problem
> > > not to support more? 
> > 
> > Probably not; I just have not done the work.  (There are only 
> > so many hours you can spend "boostifying" before you decide 
> > it's time to stop and put the library up for review.)
> > 
> > (Actually, if you look at the code for "full3"
> >    http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~yannis/fc++/FC++.1.5/full.h
> > I am not sure that the currying stuff can be so easily macro-ized.  
> > But maybe.)
> 
> It looks like it would be pretty easy.  Do you want me to do it for you?

If this is not a burden for you,
   Sure! I'd love to learn more about this preprocessor stuff.
else
   Let's wait for the results of the review.

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-Brian McNamara (lorgon_at_[hidden])