Re: [boost] New Boost.XInt Library, request preliminary review

Subject: Re: [boost] New Boost.XInt Library, request preliminary review
From: Chad Nelson (chad.thecomfychair_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-31 20:10:53

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On 03/31/2010 01:16 PM, DE wrote:

> i vote for quiet NaN since operations are throwing already by default
> but actually the original design was sane too
> for example
> 
>   xint::integer i;
>   while ((i = foo())==NaN)  //doing some important work
>     ask_user_what_to_do();  //failed! worth it to try again?
> 
> i think this is conscious [...]

If you mean, you think it was a conscious decision on my part: yes,
you're right. That's how I intended it to be used.
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Chad Nelson
Oak Circle Software, Inc.
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