Re: [boost] [ongoing review of binary_int] reviewers for small utilitywanted

From: Paul A Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-10-23 10:15:17

Like others, I suspect, I have hesitated before expressing views on these
useful utilities, as I have no strong views or knowledge, except an
incredulity that the LANGUAGE should not have a way of specifying binary
input - and that there that this hasn't been mentioned for C++0x.  Surely
binary has always been MUCH more useful than octal?

Having briefly perused both offerings, and read expert views on them, I
conclude that neither is in a polished state, but that both have their
merits, and I agree that there is room for BOTH in Boost, and no comelling
reason to make a choice.

I therefore support acceptance of BOTH, subject to MAJOR improvement of
documentation, examples, rationale, including the pros and cons, and cross
reference to the 'other way of doing it'.

Paul

Paul A Bristow
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| -----Original Message-----
| From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] 
| [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Pavel Vozenilek
| Sent: 21 October 2005 02:10
| To: boost_at_[hidden]
| Subject: [boost] [ongoing review of binary_int] reviewers for 
| small utilitywanted
| 
| Reviews of binary int utility are needed. The tool is very small (but 
| useful) and review should not take much of time. Both Scott 
| Schurr and Matt 
| Calabrese put quite a lot of effort into their work.
| 
| 
| Scott Schurr's version is in http://boost-consulting.com/vault/ (file 
| binary_int.zip).
| It can be used as:
| unsigned int regValue2 = binary_int<1000,1001,0011,0000>::value;
| 
| 
| Matt Calabrese's version is in 
| http://www.illegal-immigration.com/Riv/boost/binary_literal2.hpp.
| It can be used as:
| int x = BOOST_BINARY_LITERAL( 101 0111 1010 0110 );
| 
| 
| /Pavel
| 
| 
| 
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