Re: [boost] [GIL] bits64

Subject: Re: [boost] [GIL] bits64
From: fabien.castan_at_[hidden]
Date: 2010-07-28 05:16:57

> I have been promoting the idea of people contributing any new functionality
> of GIL that they find useful by creating a GIL extension that is not
> originally in boost. This allows for an opportunity for people to try their
> code, flesh out some bugs, suggest changes to the design, etc. We can also
> use this as a mechanism to see how popular certain functionality is and use
> that to decide which functionality will make it into boost. That way, by the
> time it is proposed for inclusion into boost, the code will be more solid.

Yes, I have seen it, I use it, and hope to propose new things one day.

But adding typedefs is not adding new functionalities. It's the normal usage of the library.
If there is a bug here, it's a bug in gil itself not in the added code...
So I define it in my code and use it without problem.
Maybe we can add those typedefs at least in gil extensions ?
If you want I can send you the code.