Re: [boost] Boost Test Library: general floating point comparisons

From: Dave Steffen (dgsteffen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-02-23 13:57:51

Gennadiy Rozental writes:
 > 
 > "Dave Steffen" <dgsteffen_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
 > news:17887.8706.50923.264738_at_yttrium.numerica.us...
 > >
 > > Gennadiy Rozental writes:
 > > >
 > > > "Dave Steffen" <dgsteffen_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
 > > > news:17881.53633.397413.288713_at_yttrium.numerica.us...
 > > > > > What particularly you are missing/don't like in current interface
 > > > > > presented by Boost.Test (other than FP comparison tools interface)?
 > > > >
 > > > > Well, the naming and behavior of the floating point comparisons, for
 > > > > one thing.
 > > >
 > > > Could you be please more strait to the point. I need some specifics 
 > > > instead
 > > > of general "I don't like behavior"
 > > >
 > > > What behavior? Which comparisons? How would you like it to behave? 
 > > > Specific
 > > > examples please.
 > >
 > > As I've said before, the use of percentages to specify tolerances
 > > drives me crazy.  But, as a stronger (and more useful statement), the
 > > continued existence of this thread, with all kinds of different
 > > opinions about what kinds of comparisons should be supported and what
 > > they should be named, is empirical evidence that A) I'm not the only
 > > one who doesn't like that, and B) nobody agrees on a better solution.
 > >
 > > In other words, it's not an easy problem. :-)
 > 
 > I think you are overstating disagreement a bit, don't you agree?

 OK, I'll retract the "nobody agrees on a better solution", in light
 of the recent consensus emerging about the new naming scheme.  Which,
 by the way, I like.  

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