Re: [boost] [units] runtime performance again

From: Steven Watanabe (steven_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-04-05 12:46:28

AMDG

Michael Marcin <mmarcin <at> method-solutions.com> writes:

> Is there a 
> configuration of this library one can use that could ensure drop in 
> compatability with raw floating-point types?
> 
> I'm thinking you could control dimensional analysis with a preprocessor 
> switch (much like many people do for concept checking now).
> 
> What would this take?  Would disallowing all implicit and explicit 
> conversions be sufficient?

Not quite.  You would also have to make the
static units such as meters have type
boost::units::detail::one or some equivalent
type so that the construction syntax remains
the same.  I haven't actually tried it, so that
may still not be enough.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe