Re: [boost] [Release 1.34] Supported Compilers - another view

From: Jody Hagins (jody-boost-011304_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-01-31 21:48:06

On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:05:28 -0700
Dave Steffen <dgsteffen_at_[hidden]> wrote:

>  It's not perfect, and yes, the floating point stuff is a little odd.
>  I ended up wrapping it into something that was a little easier for
>  the other coders to deal with.  Out of curiosity, what sort of
>  interface would you like? (I'm looking for ideas.)

I'm not sure... I just know that the current interface is too unwieldly.
 A large number of my use cases can be done with a target value, and and
epsilon on either side (or a range).

I like the ideas of "closeness" as defined in the Boost.Test stuff, but
I just don't get the interface.