Re: [boost] [random] release notes?

Subject: Re: [boost] [random] release notes?
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-26 20:31:30

AMDG

Neal Becker wrote:
> My boost_random python wrapper broke, because it seems the signature of
>
> seed(result_type)
>
> is changed to
>
> seed (result_type const&)
>
>
> Here's my code (note workaround):
>
>   class_<rng_t> ("rng", "Mersenne Twister", bp::init<rng_t::result_type>(
> 									     (bp::arg 
> ("seed")=4357),
> 									     
> "__init__(seed=4357)\n"
> 									     "Construct with 
> optional seed\n\n"
> 									     ":Parameters:\n"
> 									     "  `seed` : 
> int\n"
> 									     "    initial 
> seed\n"
> 									     ))
>     .def_pickle(mt_pickle_suite())
>     .def ("getstate", &mt_pickle_suite::getstate)
>     .def ("setstate", &mt_pickle_suite::setstate)
> #if BOOST_VERSION >= 104000
>     .def ("seed", (void (rng_t::*)(rng_t::result_type const&))
> (&rng_t::seed),
> #else
>     .def ("seed", (void (rng_t::*)(rng_t::result_type))(&rng_t::seed),
> #endif
> 	  "seed(x)\n"
> 	  "Reset generator using seed value x\n\n"
> 	  ":Parameters:\n"
> 	  "  `x` : int\n"
> 	  "    initial seed\n"
> 	  )
>   

Hmm. Given that there was already a #if that would make the
signature const result_type&, I didn't think it could do any harm
to change the exact signature.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe