Re: [boost] [xint] Boost.XInt formal review

Subject: Re: [boost] [xint] Boost.XInt formal review
From: Chad Nelson (chad.thecomfychair_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-03 01:16:33

On Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:14:22 -0500
Jarrad Waterloo <jwaterloo_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> This library is useful as is but I would suggest a few additional 
> features for convenience especially among the most common use cases.

> 1) convenience functions preferably, documented example is
> acceptable, for extracting a integer, int, long int ... starting at a
> particular unsigned bit offset for a particular length

Should be easy enough to do. I'll put it on the list.

> 2) convenience functions preferably, documented example is
> acceptable, for creating a mask starting at a particular unsigned bit
> offset for a particular length

As in, a function that could create a bit-mask for all the bits between
128 and 256 inclusive? If so, that shouldn't be difficult either. Added
to the list.

> 3) examples of using this if possible with boost::date in order to 
> efficient work with dates outside the existing limits

Hm... not sure whether that's possible or not. I've added a note to
look into it further.

> 4) conversion to and from dynamic_bitset [already suggested just
> seconding]

And already on the list.

> 5) conversion to and from bitset

I'll put that there too.

Thank you for your suggestions.
-- 
Chad Nelson
Oak Circle Software, Inc.
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