Re: [boost] [Reminder][Review] The review of the Boost.Guid librarystarts today (April 30th)

From: Andy (atompkins_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-07 15:47:11

<Oliver.Kowalke_at_[hidden]> wrote in
news:B1EAFF2DAE7658488B631F25813CD91F01331CCC_at_[hidden]: 

> Hello, 
> 
> Instead of
>      bool is_null() const
> and
>      static guid const& null()
> I would prefer
>      bool is_nil() const
> and
>      static guid const& nil().

I prefer null, but I can easily be swayed by this groups voice.

> 
> I'de like to see uuid v1 (node hardware address + time based).
> Access to MAC:
> - on HP/UX you could use DLPI interface (example:
> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/genericDocument?docname=c00904700&cc
> = us&dlc=en&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN)
> - ::ioctl + SIOCGIFHWADDR on Linux 

This is helpful and gets me one-step closer to creating this functionality.

> 
> 
> Because my apps are bloated if I use some header-only libraries from
> boost I'de like to see guid library not as header-only library - but
> this was already discussed in this mailing list.

I have not read the thread about making libraries both header-only and not 
header-only.  If this was/is a solution, I will do this.

> 
> Regards, Oliver
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Andy.