[boost] Re: Is there interest in a decimal floating-point cla ss?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-05-20 13:14:21

Max Khesin <MKhesin_at_[hidden]> writes:

> I would think the crucial difference is that pthreads pretty much
> come with the platform, while the C decimal math lib would have to
> be included with its wrapper's distribution from boost to insure
> availability - correct me if I am wrong.

Unless you can cite an actual library guideline somewhere that rules
out such a wrapper, I guess you're wrong to "doubt boost library
guidelines would allow including a wrapper over a C library."
Parts of uBlas work that way with FORTRAN libraries, IIUC.

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Dave Abrahams
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