Re: [boost] [binary-int] pre-release available

From: Matt Calabrese (rivorus_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-02 18:54:09

On 9/2/05, Scott Schurr <scott_schurr_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> I expect these binary literals to
> work any place that an integer literal would work at compile
> (not preprocessing) time.

Forgive me if this has already been addressed, but is there a reason as to 
why a template is prefered here as opposed to a macro solution? A solution 
using preprocessor metaprogramming would allow one to use the value at 
preprocessing time as well as compile-time, making a template version 
unecessary, and syntactically it would be even simpler since you wouldn't 
need to do ::value. The call could be as simple as BOOST_BINARY_INT( 
(1100)(0011)(1010) ) using Boost.Preprocessor sequences. Again, I am sorry 
if this has already been addressed.

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-Matt Calabrese