Re: [boost] Crypto in Vault...

From: Dean Michael Berris (mikhailberis_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-08-10 21:34:46

On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 4:00 AM, Kevin Sopp <baraclese_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> Are you continuing the development of this library?
>>
>> For instance, I know that there's a section dedicated for public-key
>> cryptography (which I'm not sure you've already implemented). Do you
>> have an estimated time of completion at least of the documentation?
>
> I'm working on a multi-precision integer library which is necessary
> for public key cryptography. After that library is done I will come
> back to the crypto library.
>

Nice. Is this multi-precision integer library going to be submitted
for Boost inclusion as well?

>> This sounds alright (like the Boost.Date_Time approach) but I don't
>> see why you'd like to create an external lib if it's already available
>> header-only.
>>
>> I must be missing something.
>
> Because linking to the library should reduce the compile time.
>

Hmmm... Is that the only reason why you'd want to not make it
header-only in the first place?

>> Thanks again, and I look forward to progress in this library. :)
>
> So do I ;-)
>

Nice. :D

-- 
Dean Michael C. Berris
Software Engineer, Friendster, Inc.