Re: [boost] namespace boost?

Subject: Re: [boost] namespace boost?
From: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-01-15 23:24:27

At Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:12:37 -0500,
Kim Barrett wrote:
> 
> On Jan 15, 2011, at 4:46 PM, Dave Abrahams wrote:
> >>> +1, although I think the name should be boost::ratio rather than
> >> boost::ratios
> > 
> > If it has a type called "ratio" in it, "ratios" might be a better
> > choice for the namespace.  That, at least, is how tuple did it.  I
> > can't find a good rationale for that choice now, but once upon a time
> > it used to be our recommended practice.
> 
> 
> http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_45_0/libs/tuple/doc/design_decisions_rationale.html
> "For those who are really interested in namespaces"

Interesting.  I wonder if those errors they encountered with using are
conforming behavior and/or obsolete issues due to compiler fixes.

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Dave Abrahams
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