Re: [boost] [Review] Quantitative Units

From: Steven Watanabe (steven_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-04-03 20:41:13

AMDG

K. R. Walker <krwalker <at> stellarscience.com> writes:

> <snip>
> 
> We have defined our own custom units and found their use to be identical 
> to those provided by the library. We would like to see quantities 
> defined using derived SI units printed using the derived units instead 
> of the base units (W/m^2 instead of Kg/s^3).

Unfortunately there is no easy way to do this. (should it be
joule/meter^2 second, newton/meter second, or pascal meter/second?)

H'm.

cout << io::power/pow<2>(io::meter) << x;  // W/m^2
cout << io::mass/pow<3>(io::second) << x;  // Kg/s^3

???

> <snip>
> 
> Yes. We would very much like to see this library become part of Boost.
> 
> In the unfortunate event it were not accepted, we intend to continue to 
> use the library.
> 
> Thank you,
> 

Many Thanks.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe