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

Subject: Re: [boost] Name and Namespace for Potential Boost Extended Floating-Point
From: Joshua Juran (jjuran_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-09-01 04:11:34

On Aug 31, 2011, at 10:46 AM, Simonson, Lucanus J wrote:

> I'd like to see the name be mp_float.  I prefer:
>
> mp_float
> mp_int
> mp_rational
>
> Obviously we need the mp_ prefix if we use float and int since  
> these are keywords without it.

How about

floating
integer
rational

> Also, if the user puts using namespace boost::multiprecision then  
> they will benefit from the prefix.

If the user writes "namespace mp = boost::multiprecision;", then the  
mp_ prefix is redundant and ugly.  If you really prefer to write  
mp_float to mp::floating, you can still "typedef  
boost::multiprecision::floating mp_float;".

> I prefer multiprecision to mp since the library name I'm guessing  
> would be multiprecision and it is conventional to have the  
> namespace be the same as the library name.

I agree here.  But the user is free to alias the namespace to  
something more succinct and convenient.

Josh