Re: [boost] Adobe Source Libraries, GIL, and Boost

From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-07-02 15:22:31

Daniel James wrote:
> Jeff Garland wrote:
> 
>>> md5 and SHA code
>>> 	<http://opensource.adobe.com/classadobe_1_1md5__t.html>
>>> 	<http://opensource.adobe.com/group__adobe__sha.html>
>>> 	Review and a short tutorial
>> I wonder if these would be logical additions to boost.hash which is new in 1.34?
> 
> Not really, it's only concerned with providing an implementation 
> std::tr1::hash - ie. for TR1 style unordered associative containers. 
> Which is why it's officially called 'Boost.Functional/Hash', although I 
> know that name's unpopular - 'TR1 Hash' might be better.

Yeah, I don't see what functional has to do with it...

> MD5 and SHA aren't at all appropriate for that, are used in a very 
> different manner and produce much larger hash values - so it doesn't 
> even make sense to provide a common interface.

Ok.

> Boost also has a CRC library, but again, that's intended for another use 
> altogether.
> 
> I suppose the different libraries could be loosely grouped together 
> under a Boost.Hash moniker, but for organisation purposes more than 
> anything.

Perhaps. Largely the intent of my email was partially to encourage folks to 
think about working with Sean et. al. on synergy with other Boost libraries. 
In this case, maybe it's in name only...

Jeff