Re: [boost] [B-tree] Continuing development

Subject: Re: [boost] [B-tree] Continuing development
From: Cory Nelson (phrosty_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-09-21 01:17:47

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> There was enough positive response to the "Interest in B-tree library
> for Boost?" thread that I plan to continue development.
>
> * The immediate action items for the next few weeks are to get the
> library working with more compilers, to move the timer and endian
> stuff to detail, and to begin testing on Linux and other Unix-like
> platforms. Also try to extend the test cases to uncover more bugs.
>
> * Variable length keys and data, particularly strings, are a very high priority.
>
> * Development will be hosted at http://github.com/Beman/Boost-Btree -
> I'm liking Git quite a lot and using it is the best way for me to
> learn more. For those who want to follow along, the git equivalent to
> an svn checkout is:
>
> Â  Â  Â mkdir btree
> Â  Â  Â cd btree
> Â  Â  Â git clone git://github.com/Beman/Boost-Btree.git .
>
> and the git equivalent to svn update is:
>
> Â  Â  Â cd btree
> Â  Â  Â git pull
>
> * Please give the library a try. I need feedback based on actual use.
>

Thanks Beman, I'll give it a try.  I don't know how much real-world
use I can actually give it without variable-length keys/data—looking
forward to that.

-- 
Cory Nelson
http://int64.org