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

From: Max Khesin (MKhesin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-05-20 14:10:32

No I can't so I recant :). 
m.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Abrahams [mailto:dave_at_[hidden]]
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 2:14 PM
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> Subject: [boost] Re: Is there interest in a decimal floating-point cla
> ss?
> 
> 
> 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.
> 
> -- 
> Dave Abrahams
> Boost Consulting
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