Re: [boost] Endian library - request for comments

From: Matias Capeletto (matias.capeletto_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-31 11:01:46

I like to see it in boost, I have had some troubles in the past
switching between machine architectures...
I am not very fond of the interface, i prefer something like:

integer<endian::big,8> bn;
integer<endian::little> ln; // default second parameter

What do you think?

On 5/31/06, Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Back in 1999 and 2000, there was discussion of a Boost Endian library to
> provided portable big and little endian integer types. I've dusted off
> some old code from Darin Adler, gotten his permission to use the new
> Boost license, and have put together a library.
>
> A zip file of the whole library is available at
> http://mysite.verizon.net/~beman/endian.zip
>
> The docs can be read at http://mysite.verizon.net/~beman/endian.html
>
> Comments welcome!
>
> --Beman
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