Re: [boost] Boost.Math and Math Constants

Subject: Re: [boost] Boost.Math and Math Constants
From: Christopher Kormanyos (e_float_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-12-08 13:56:38

>> How about simply

>> _1
>> _10
>> _100
>> ...
>> then?  *if* it's deemed desirable to have such constants in the first
>> place.  I.e., in what instances are the corresponding literals insufficient?

> We decided not to add constants that were simple integers,
> if there's a good use case we could certainly add them though.

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I guess (1) would be better than one().

The only real use for them that I know is with
non-built-in types that lack conversion to/from int.
(This arises with explicit ctors, etc.)

But since boost policy wants user-defined types to be
convertible, the int (1) is better than the subroutine
one(), etc.

I guess this was a relic in my brain.
Sorry.

Best regards, Chris.