Re: [boost] [xint] Third release is ready, requesting preliminary review

Subject: Re: [boost] [xint] Third release is ready, requesting preliminary review
From: vicente.botet (vicente.botet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-05-03 11:40:35

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeffrey Lee Hellrung, Jr." <jhellrung_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: [boost] [xint] Third release is ready, requesting preliminary review

> 
> On 5/2/2010 10:28 PM, vicente.botet wrote:
>> In addition no information must be stored on base integer that concerns fixed_integer. This is a bad design option, IMHO.
> 
> My "HO" also is that the memory management should be separated from the 
> arithmetic algorithms.  Whether the integer is a fixed_integer or not is 
> compile-time information, so I don't think you should be keeping runtime 
> information to mirror that.  It sounds like it was your intent for 
> base_integer to provide the implementation of the "core" arithmetic 
> algorithms.  I would suggest moving the memory management up (or down, 
> depending on how you view things) to the derived classes.  How feasible 
> is that?  You can use CRTP to get access to the derived class's members.

I agree completly.
Vicente