Re: Metadata for boost boost.signal and profiling library :was [RE: [boost] Re: Profiling Library suggestion

From: Doug Gregor (dgregor_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-02-08 11:05:37

On Feb 4, 2005, at 4:31 PM, Brian Braatz wrote:
> * What do you guys think of Christopher's Suggestion in general for
> supporting extra metadata for profiling? Boost.Signal?
>
> 	With some libraries some it is easily possible (hahaha
> boost.variant) 	for me, I have not figured out how to cleanly do it to 
> a
> slot yet :)
> 		(though honestly I have not had the time to further
> analyze how that lib works internally) (<< disclaimer in case I missed
> something dirt simple)

If we get such a profiling library, I'd be glad to introduce profiling 
support into Signals so long as it

        (1) can be compiled away to nothing when users don't want it, and
        (2) can be introduced without changing the interface "too much"

        Doug