[boost] more thoughts on c2_functions

From: Marcus Mendenhall (marcus.h.mendenhall_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-03-26 13:28:47

I have started trying to templatize c2_functions, but I have a  
question for the Boost group.  Realistically, this class is fairly  
meaningless for anything other than double and long double types.  I  
also have a long, enduring distaste for c++ templates and, as a  
result, little deep competence with them.  The process of making it  
into working template classes which are also fairly easy to use will  
be very slow for me.  For the 99% of users who will always use this  
with double, also, the need to declare every items with <double>  
after it, or even with <> for things which can be defaulted, is ugly  
and will likely reduce the user base.

Would it be objectionable to the Boost concept to release a basic  
version of the which is strictly for doubles, with the knowledge  
that, for the few people who want it for long doubles, this can be  
done with a global search & substitute, and then to plan later for a  
successor to this which is fully templatized?

I see this as a package which, in its current, template-free form,  
can be essentially spun off except for improving the documentation.   
The algorithms in it are simple and robust, and the code should be  
highly portable, so I doubt it will every need much maintenance.  I  
think there is a fairly decent reason to make it available soon,  
since there appears to be a significant need for it, and to learn if  
real users need it structured differently.

Marcus