[boost] Name and Namespace for Potential Boost Extended Floating-Point

Subject: [boost] Name and Namespace for Potential Boost Extended Floating-Point
From: Christopher Kormanyos (e_float_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-08-30 15:08:46

Hello,

We are seeking a good name for a potential boost extended precision floating-point library.
This is a multiple precision floating-point type which *behaves* well in C++.


The original thread announcing this potential library is here:
http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2011/06/182334.php

Some very helpful boosters are assisting me with the preparation of this potential library.
We've still got a lot to do, but are making good progress.

In order to continue, we need a good name for a potential boost multiple-precision floating-point type.

For the multiple-precision real type we have names like:

	* multiprecision_real
	* mp_real
	* extended_float_tOur current favorite is the second:mp_real.

For namespaces, we have:

	1. boost::mp::mp_real
	2. boost::multiprecision::mp_real
	3. boost::multiple_precision::mp_realOur current favorite namespace is number 2: boost::multiprecision.

This new data type behaves like a drop-in replacement for a POD.
It also has a collection of transcendental functions and a complex data type.

So we are proposing:

namespace boost
{
  namespace multiprecision
  {
    class mp_real { ... };                 // The real data type.
    class mp_complex { ... };         // The complex data type.
    mp_real sin(const mp_real&); // The sin function for the real data type.

    class mp_uint { };                    // A potential future multiple-precision unsigned integer type.
    class mp_int { };                      // A potential future multiple-precision signed integer type.
  }
}

We would appreciate comments (negative or positive) and/or alternative suggestions for names.

Thank you. Sincerely, Chris.