Re: [boost] math/tools/rational.hpp gcc 3.2 problem

Subject: Re: [boost] math/tools/rational.hpp gcc 3.2 problem
From: Christian Schladetsch (christian.schladetsch_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-10-14 08:15:29

On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 5:55 AM, Ralf W. Grosse-Kunstleve <rwgk_at_[hidden]>wrote:

> gcc 3.2 doesn't compile this code (works with gcc 3.3 and up):
>
> #include <boost/math/distributions.hpp>
> int
> main()
> {
>  boost::math::students_t_distribution<double> dist(1.);
>  dist.find_degrees_of_freedom(1.,2.,3.,4.,5.);
>  return 0;
> }
>
>
>
> Reduced:
>
> template <unsigned N, class T, class V>
> inline V evaluate_polynomial(const T(&a)[N], const V& val)
>

I will be wrong linguistically, but I hate the definition of 'a' here. What
is it to be? I assume it is a reference to an array, I guess. But then why
not just take a reference to the first element and a count, or use a range
(pointer + size)?

Sorry, I don't know anything about boost/math/distributions. But this kind
of non-problem being a problem is in fact, a problem.

If 'a' is just an array, say it like it is. Why make a fuss?

Christian