Re: [boost] Boost.Algorithms organization question

Subject: Re: [boost] Boost.Algorithms organization question
From: Marshall Clow (mclow.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-12-07 15:12:05

On Dec 5, 2011, at 7:56 AM, Marshall Clow wrote:

> So, while I'm waiting for my review result, I've been implementing the new algorithms that were to the standard library for C++11
> (at least the ones that don't require the new language features)
> 
> They are:
> 	all_of
> 	any_of
> 	none_of
> 	find_if_not
> 	copy_if
> 	copy_n
> 	is_partitioned
> 	partition_point
> 	is_sorted
> 	is_sorted_until
> 	minmax				-- this one is already in boost
> 	minmax_element		-- this one is already in boost, but doesn't satisfy the C++11 performance gaurantees
> 	iota
> (and, of course, Boost.Range versions wherever appropriate)
> 
> I have not done:
> 	shuffle				-- requires rvalue references
> 	random_shuffle		-- requires rvalue references
> 	move				-- already in Boost.Move; maybe just a forwarding header file?
> 	move_backward		-- already in Boost.Move; maybe just a forwarding header file?
> 
> 
> Anyway - my question is:
> 	Should these all go into a "c++11" subdirectory? If so, should I create a "c++11.hpp" header file that includes all of them, so that users can just
> 	#include <boost/algorithm/C++11.hpp> 
> and get all the C++11 algorithms?
> 
> Alternately, should they just live in boost/algorithm ?

So - just to make this all concrete, I've pushed my work to http://github.com/mclow/Boost.Algorithm

-- Marshall

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