Re: [boost] compile time version of double

From: Peder Holt (peder.holt_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-18 06:06:42

On 7/18/05, Andy Little <andy_at_[hidden]> wrote:
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> "Peder Holt" <peder.holt_at_[hidden]> wrote
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> > There was a problem with BOOST_DOUBLE for VC7.1 which has now been
> > corrected, but the problem you see here, is a missing include.
> > BOOST_DOUBLE is defined in boost/metamath/double_macros.hpp
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> Great . It works ok now.
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> What does the following from your original post mean in more detail?:
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> "BOOST_DOUBLE is a non-compliant macro that relies on compile time
> behaviour of floating operations."
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> Does rthis mean that it only works on a few non-compliant compilers?
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It works on all VC versions, on all GCC versions up to 4.0, on Comeau
in relaxed mode, and on the borland compiler. (Probably more as well,
but those are the ones I have tested)

Peder Holt

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> Andy Little
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